• IPRoute vulnerability

    From bugz_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Wed May 13 16:10:06 2020
    iproute2 vulnerability

    A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
    derivatives:

    * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

    Summary

    IPRoute could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a
    specially crafted input.

    Software Description

    * iproute2 - networking and traffic control tools

    Details

    It was discovered that IPRoute incorrectly handled certain inputs.
    An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
    code.

    Update instructions

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

    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    iproute2 - 4.15.0-2ubuntu1.1

    To update your system, please follow these instructions:
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

    References

    * CVE-2019-20795

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    * Origin: BZ&BZ BBS (21:4/110)