USN-3489-1: Berkeley DB vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 17.04
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• db5.3 - Berkeley v5.3 Database Documentation [html]

Details

It was discovered that Berkeley DB incorrectly handled certain configuration files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to read sensitive information.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 17.04

• db5.3-util - 5.3.28-12ubuntu0.1
• libdb5.3 - 5.3.28-12ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04

• db5.3-util - 5.3.28-11ubuntu0.1
• libdb5.3 - 5.3.28-11ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 14.04

• db5.3-util - 5.3.28-3ubuntu3.1
• libdb5.3 - 5.3.28-3ubuntu3.1

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

References

• CVE-2017-10140

Related notices

• USN-3489-2: db5.1-util, db4.8-util, libdb5.1, libdb4.8, db, db4.8