Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2399-1
10th November, 2014
curl vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary
curl could expose sensitive information over the network.
Software description
- curl
– HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details
Symeon Paraschoudis discovered that curl incorrectly handled memory when
being used with CURLOPT_COPYPOSTFIELDS and curl_easy_duphandle(). This may
result in sensitive data being incorrectly sent to the remote server.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 14.10:
-
libcurl3-nss
7.37.1-1ubuntu3.1
-
libcurl3-gnutls
7.37.1-1ubuntu3.1
-
libcurl3
7.37.1-1ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
-
libcurl3-nss
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.2
-
libcurl3-gnutls
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.2
-
libcurl3
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.2
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
-
libcurl3-nss
7.22.0-3ubuntu4.11
-
libcurl3-gnutls
7.22.0-3ubuntu4.11
-
libcurl3
7.22.0-3ubuntu4.11
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
-
libcurl3-gnutls
7.19.7-1ubuntu1.10
-
libcurl3
7.19.7-1ubuntu1.10
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.