Packages
- libonig - regular expressions library
Details
It was discovered that Oniguruma incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-16163,
CVE-2019-19012, CVE-2019-19204, CVE-2019-19246)
It was discovered that Oniguruma incorrectly handled memory when using certain
UChar pointers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or sensitive information disclosure. (CVE-2019-19203)
It was discovered that Oniguruma incorrectly handled certain regular
expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, obtain sensitive information or other unspecified impact. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-16163,
CVE-2019-19012, CVE-2019-19204, CVE-2019-19246)
It was discovered that Oniguruma incorrectly handled memory when using certain
UChar pointers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or sensitive information disclosure. (CVE-2019-19203)
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 bionic | libonig4 – 6.7.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | libonig2 – 5.9.6-1ubuntu0.1+esm3 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | libonig2 – 5.9.1-1ubuntu1.1+esm3 | ||
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