A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 9.10
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 9.10: erlang-base 1:13.b.1-dfsg-2ubuntu1.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
Details follow:
USN-624-1 fixed a vulnerability in PCRE. This update provides the corresponding 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.
