devscripts could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted YAML file.
It was discovered that devscripts incorrectly handled certain YAML files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
5 July 2018
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
devscripts could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted YAML file.
It was discovered that devscripts incorrectly handled certain YAML files. An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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.
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