USN-3815-2: gettext vulnerability

First published: Mon Nov 12 2018(Updated: )

USN-3815-1 fixed a vulnerability in gettext. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that gettext incorrectly handled certain messages. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

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