Ubuntu Security Update USN-6617-1: libde265 vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that libde265 could be made to write out of bounds. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-21594) It was discovered that libde265 could be made to write out of bounds. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-21595, CVE-2020-21596, CVE-2020-21599, CVE-2020-21600, CVE-2020-21601, CVE-2020-21602, CVE-2020-21603, CVE-2020-21604, CVE-2020-21605) It was discovered that libde265 did not properly manage memory. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-21597, CVE-2020-21598, CVE-2020-21606, CVE-2021-36408)

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