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List:       ubuntu-security-announce
Subject:    [USN-3749-1] Spidermonkey vulnerabilities
From:       Chris Coulson <chris.coulson () canonical ! com>
Date:       2018-08-22 14:04:40
Message-ID: d0af562e-c7f1-0bae-8fba-466b928daaba () canonical ! com
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3749-1
August 22, 2018

mozjs52 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Spidermonkey.

Software Description:
- mozjs52: SpiderMonkey JavaScript library

Details:

Multiple memory safety issues were fixed in Spidermonkey. An attacker
could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
   libmozjs-52-0                                     52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3749-1
   CVE-2018-5188

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mozjs52/52.9.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1


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