Summary
USN-4170-1 fixed a vulnerability in Whoopsie. The update caused Whoopsie to
crash when sending reports. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Kevin Backhouse discovered Whoopsie incorrectly handled very large crash
reports. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, expose sensitive information or execute code as the whoopsie
user.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | whoopsie | 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | whoopsie | 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 |
References
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report
https://launchpad.net/bugs/1850608