USN-3650-1: xdg-utils vulnerability
21 May 2018
xdg-utils could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- xdg-utils - desktop integration utilities from freedesktop.org
Details
It was discovered that xdg-utils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.