Packages
- libgc - Boehm-Demers-Weiser garbage collecting storage allocator library
Details
Kuang-che Wu discovered that multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities
existed in libgc. An attacker could use these to cause a denial of
service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Kuang-che Wu discovered that multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities
existed in libgc. An attacker could use these to cause a denial of
service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart applications using libgc to 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.10 yakkety | libgc1c2 – 1:7.4.2-8ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | libgc1c2 – 1:7.4.2-7.3ubuntu0.1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | libgc1c2 – 1:7.2d-5ubuntu2.1 | ||
| 12.04 precise | libgc1c2 – 1:7.1-8ubuntu0.12.04.3 | ||
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