USN-4799-1: R vulnerability
15 March 2021
R could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- r-base - GNU R statistical computation and graphics system
Details
It was discovered that a buffer overflow in R causes memory corruption. An
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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r-base-core
-
3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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r-base
-
3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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r-base-core
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3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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r-base
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3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.