Description
USN-4986-1 fixed a vulnerability in rpcbind. The update caused a regression resulting in rpcbind crashing in certain environments. This update fixes the problem for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.Original advisory details:It was discovered that rpcbind incorrectly handled certain large data sizes. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause rpcbind to consume resources, leading to a denial of service.
Solution(s)
ubuntu-upgrade-availableubuntu-upgrade-desktopubuntu-upgrade-infraubuntu-upgrade-rpcbind
ReferencesUSN-4986-1USN-4986-4