bzip2 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Several security issues were fixed in bzip2.
Software Description
Aladdin Mubaied discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3189)
It was discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-12900)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
bzip2 - 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.19.04
libbz2-1.0 - 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.19.04
Ubuntu 18.10
bzip2 - 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.18.10
libbz2-1.0 - 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.18.10
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
bzip2 - 1.0.6-8.1ubuntu0.1
libbz2-1.0 - 1.0.6-8.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
bzip2 - 1.0.6-8ubuntu0.1
libbz2-1.0 - 1.0.6-8ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Several security issues were fixed in bzip2.
Software Description
- bzip2 - high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities
Aladdin Mubaied discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-3189)
It was discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-12900)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
bzip2 - 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.19.04
libbz2-1.0 - 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.19.04
Ubuntu 18.10
bzip2 - 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.18.10
libbz2-1.0 - 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.18.10
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
bzip2 - 1.0.6-8.1ubuntu0.1
libbz2-1.0 - 1.0.6-8.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
bzip2 - 1.0.6-8ubuntu0.1
libbz2-1.0 - 1.0.6-8ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Continue reading...