Summary
It was discovered that a buffer overflow in R causes memory corruption. An
attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | r-base | 3.0.2-1ubuntu1.1~esm2 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | r-base | 3.2.3-4ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.5
An exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the LoadEncoding functionality of the R programming language ver…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8714