USN-692-1: Gadu vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 8.10
• Ubuntu 8.04
• Ubuntu 7.10
• Ubuntu 6.06

Packages

• ekg -
• libgadu -

Details

It was discovered that the Gadu library, used by some Instant Messaging
clients, did not correctly verify certain packet sizes from the server.
If a user connected to a malicious server, clients using Gadu could be
made to crash, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 8.10

• libgadu3 - 1:1.8.0+r592-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 8.04

• libgadu3 - 1:1.7~rc2-2ubuntu0.8.04.1

Ubuntu 7.10

• libgadu3 - 1:1.7~rc2-2ubuntu0.7.10.1

Ubuntu 6.06

• libgadu3 - 1:1.6+20051103-1ubuntu1.1

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect
the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2008-4776