USN-4170-2: Whoopsie regression

Releases

• Ubuntu 19.10
• Ubuntu 19.04
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• whoopsie - Ubuntu error tracker submission

Details

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.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.10

• libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.66ubuntu0.2
• whoopsie - 0.2.66ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 19.04

• libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.64ubuntu0.3
• whoopsie - 0.2.64ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 18.04

• libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.62ubuntu0.3
• whoopsie - 0.2.62ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 16.04

• libwhoopsie0 - 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3
• whoopsie - 0.2.52.5ubuntu0.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• https://launchpad.net/bugs/1850608