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Ubuntu 18.04 & 16.04 USN-3728-1 Critical: Libmspack Code Execution

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in libmspack.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3728-1
August 01, 2018

libmspack vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in libmspack.

Software Description:
- libmspack: library for Microsoft compression formats

Details:

Hanno Böck discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain CHM
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2018-14679, CVE-2018-14680)

Jakub Wilk discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain KWAJ
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2018-14681)

Dmitry Glavatskikh discovered that libmspack incorrectly certain CHM
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2018-14682)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libmspack0                      0.6-3ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libmspack0                      0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3728-1
  CVE-2018-14679, CVE-2018-14680, CVE-2018-14681, CVE-2018-14682

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmspack/0.6-3ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmspack/0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

Ubuntu 18.04 & 16.04 USN-3728-1 Critical: Libmspack Code Execution

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 1, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities in libmspack for Ubuntu have been fixed. Updating promptly is advised to protect against potential arbitrary code execution and denial-of-service risks
Several security issues were fixed in libmspack.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   libmspack0                      0.6-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libmspack0                      0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3728-1

  CVE-2018-14679, CVE-2018-14680, CVE-2018-14681, CVE-2018-14682

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August 01, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmspack/0.6-3ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmspack/0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.2

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