USN-3772-1: UDisks vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

• udisks2 - service to access and manipulate storage devices

Details

It was discovered that UDisks incorrectly handled format strings when
logging. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04

• udisks2 - 2.7.6-3ubuntu0.2

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2018-17336