Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2882-1
27th January, 2016
curl vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
curl would incorrectly re-use credentials.
Software description
- curl
- HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP client and client libraries
Details
Isaac Boukris discovered that curl could incorrectly re-use NTLM proxy
credentials when subsequently connecting to the same host.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 15.10:
libcurl3-nss
7.43.0-1ubuntu2.1
libcurl3-gnutls
7.43.0-1ubuntu2.1
libcurl3
7.43.0-1ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 15.04:
libcurl3-nss
7.38.0-3ubuntu2.3
libcurl3-gnutls
7.38.0-3ubuntu2.3
libcurl3
7.38.0-3ubuntu2.3
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libcurl3-nss
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.6
libcurl3-gnutls
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.6
libcurl3
7.35.0-1ubuntu2.6
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libcurl3-nss
7.22.0-3ubuntu4.15
libcurl3-gnutls
7.22.0-3ubuntu4.15
libcurl3
7.22.0-3ubuntu4.15
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.