iputils

Details It was discovered that the iputils ping utility incorrectly handled certain ICMP Echo Reply packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause iputils to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines.