About the security content of Swift 5.1.1 for Ubuntu
This document describes the security content of Swift 5.1.1 for Ubuntu.
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Swift 5.1.1 for Ubuntu
Foundation
Available for: Ubuntu 14.04, 16.04 and 18.04
Impact: Incorrect management of file descriptors in URLSession could lead to inadvertent data disclosure
Description: This issue was addressed by updating incorrect URLSession file descriptors management logic to match Swift 5.0.
CVE-2019-8790: Apple
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