USN-4001-2: libseccomp vulnerability
30 May 2019
libseccomp could allow unintended access to system calls.
Releases
Packages
- libseccomp - library for working with the Linux seccomp filter
Details
USN-4001-1 fixed a vulnerability in libseccomp. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Jann Horn discovered that libseccomp did not correctly generate 64-bit
syscall argument comparisons with arithmetic operators (LT, GT, LE, GE).
An attacker could use this to bypass intended access restrictions for
argument-filtered system calls.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04
This update uses a new upstream release which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-4001-1: python3-seccomp, python-seccomp, seccomp, libseccomp, libseccomp2, libseccomp-dev