========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3765-1 September 17, 2018 curl vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: curl could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input. Software Description: - curl: HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries Details: It was discovered that curl incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: curl 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3 libcurl3-gnutls 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3 libcurl3-nss 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3 libcurl4 7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: curl 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9 libcurl3 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9 libcurl3-gnutls 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9 libcurl3-nss 7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: curl 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17 libcurl3 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17 libcurl3-gnutls 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17 libcurl3-nss 7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3765-1 CVE-2018-14618 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.58.0-2ubuntu3.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.47.0-1ubuntu2.9 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/curl/7.35.0-1ubuntu2.17