USN-3709-1: Xapian-core vulnerability

Publication date

10 July 2018

Overview

Xapian-core could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted file.


Packages

  • xapian-core - Development files for Xapian search engine library

Details

It was discovered that Xapian-core incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Xapian-core incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.04 bionic libxapian30 –  1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1
xapian-tools –  1.4.5-1ubuntu0.1
17.10 artful libxapian30 –  1.4.4-2ubuntu0.1
xapian-tools –  1.4.4-2ubuntu0.1

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