GNU C could be made to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash if it received a specially crafted input.
Jakub Wilk discovered that GNU C incorrectly handled certain memory alignments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash.
10 December 2019
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
GNU C could be made to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash if it received a specially crafted input.
Jakub Wilk discovered that GNU C incorrectly handled certain memory alignments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash.
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.
After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
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