USN-3708-1: OpenSLP vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• openslp-dfsg - Service Location Protocol library

Details

It was discovered that OpenSLP incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause OpenSLP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04

• libslp1 - 1.2.1-11ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ubuntu 14.04

• libslp1 - 1.2.1-9ubuntu0.3

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

References

• CVE-2017-17833
• CVE-2018-12938