USN-994-1: libHX vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 10.04
• Ubuntu 9.10
• Ubuntu 9.04
• Ubuntu 8.04

Packages

• libhx -

Details

It was discovered that libHX incorrectly handled certain parameters to the
HX_split function. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of
service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user.

The default compiler options for affected releases should reduce the
vulnerability to a denial of service.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 9.10

• libhx18 - 2.9-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 9.04

• libhx14 - 1.28-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 8.04

• libhx10 - 1.10.2-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 10.04

• libhx22 - 3.2-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

• CVE-2010-2947