USN-3400-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3400-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3400-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3400-1
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Published
2017-08-21T15:50:34.663464Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:15Z
Summary
augeas vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Augeas incorrectly handled certain strings. An attacker could use this issue to cause Augeas to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / augeas

Package

Name
augeas
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/augeas@1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.1.0-0ubuntu2
1.1.0-0ubuntu3
1.1.0-0ubuntu4
1.2.0-0ubuntu1
1.2.0-0ubuntu1.1
1.2.0-0ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "augeas-lenses",
            "binary_version": "1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "augeas-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaugeas-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaugeas0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.0-0ubuntu1.3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / augeas

Package

Name
augeas
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/augeas@1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.0-0ubuntu1
1.3.0-0ubuntu2
1.4.0-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "augeas-lenses",
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "augeas-tools",
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaugeas-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libaugeas0",
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-0ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}