Ubuntu Security Notice USN-624-1
14th July, 2008
pcre3 vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 7.10
- Ubuntu 7.04
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Software description
- pcre3
Details
Tavis Ormandy discovered that the PCRE library did not correctly handle
certain in-pattern options. An attacker could cause applications linked
against pcre3 to crash, leading to a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
- libpcre3 7.4-1ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 7.10:
- libpcre3 7.4-0ubuntu0.7.10.3
- Ubuntu 7.04:
- libpcre3 7.4-0ubuntu0.7.04.3
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- libpcre3 7.4-0ubuntu0.6.06.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.