USN-3815-1: gettext vulnerability

12 November 2018

gettext could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted message.

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It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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

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

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