USN-3650-1: xdg-utils vulnerability

21 May 2018

xdg-utils could be made to run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted input.

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It was discovered that xdg-utils incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code.

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

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

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