SB2019110507 - Ubuntu update for Whoopsie
Published: November 5, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019110507
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11484)
CWE-ID: CWE-190 - Integer overflow
CVSSv4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to read arbitrary files on the server.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in bson_ensure_space() function in lib/bson/bson.c that is used as a bundled library in whoopsie. A local user can trigger integer overflow and read contents of an arbitrary file on the server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.