Packages
- icu - International Components for Unicode library
Details
It was discovered that ICU did not properly handle invalid locale data
during Unicode conversion. If an application using ICU processed crafted
data, an attacker could cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary
code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
It was discovered that ICU did not properly handle invalid locale data
during Unicode conversion. If an application using ICU processed crafted
data, an attacker could cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary
code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.10 oneiric | libicu44 – 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.11.10.1 | ||
| 11.04 natty | libicu44 – 4.4.2-2ubuntu0.11.04.1 | ||
| 10.10 maverick | libicu42 – 4.2.1-3ubuntu0.10.10.1 | ||
| 10.04 lucid | libicu42 – 4.2.1-3ubuntu0.10.04.1 | ||
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