Packages
- libbson - Library to parse and generate BSON documents
Details
It was discovered that libbson incorrectly validated input length. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue affected only Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-14227)
It was discovered that libbson incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted bson buffers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2018-16790)
It was discovered that libbson incorrectly validated input length. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This
issue affected only Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-14227)
It was discovered that libbson incorrectly handled certain specially
crafted bson buffers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2018-16790)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | libbson-1.0-0 – 1.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | libbson-1.0-0 – 1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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