USN-624-2: Erlang vulnerability


 
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USN-624-2: Erlang vulnerability

Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2008-2371


Description:
===========================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-624-2 April 09, 2010erlang vulnerabilityCVE-2008-2371===========================================================A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 9.10This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 9.10: erlang-base 1:13.b.1-dfsg-2ubuntu1.1In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect thenecessary changes.Details follow:USN-624-1 fixed a vulnerability in PCRE. This update provides thecorresponding update for Erlang.Original advisory details: Tavis Ormandy discovered that the PCRE library did not correctly handle certain in-pattern options. An attacker could cause applications linked against pcre3 to crash, leading to a denial of service.





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STDLIB(7)						   Erlang Application Definition						 STDLIB(7)

NAME
STDLIB - The STDLIB Application DESCRIPTION
The STDLIB is mandatory in the sense that the minimal system based on Erlang/OTP consists of Kernel and STDLIB. The STDLIB application con- tains no services. CONFIGURATION
The following configuration parameters are defined for the STDLIB application. See app(5) for more information about configuration parame- ters. shell_esc = icl | abort : This parameter can be used to alter the behaviour of the Erlang shell when ^G is pressed. restricted_shell = module() : This parameter can be used to run the Erlang shell in restricted mode. shell_catch_exception = bool() : This parameter can be used to set the exception handling of the Erlang shell's evaluator process. shell_history_length = integer() >= 0 : This parameter can be used to determine how many commands are saved by the Erlang shell. shell_prompt_func = {Mod, Func} | default : where * Mod = atom() * Func = atom() This parameter can be used to set a customized Erlang shell prompt function. shell_saved_results = integer() >= 0 : This parameter can be used to determine how many results are saved by the Erlang shell. SEE ALSO
app(5) , application(3erl) , shell(3erl) , Ericsson AB stdlib 1.17.3 STDLIB(7)