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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM: USN-4038-2 Critical: Bzip2 Code Issues

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Calendar Grey June 26, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple bzip2 security flaws resolved in Ubuntu 12.04 and 14.04 ESM. Upgrade immediately for enhanced protection and reliability.
Several security issues were fixed in bzip2.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in bzip2.

Software Description:

- bzip2: high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities

Details:

USN-4038-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in bzip2. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Aladdin Mubaied discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

(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)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service arbitrary code execution Ubuntu bzip2

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  bzip2                           1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
  lib32bz2-1.0                    1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
  lib64bz2-1.0                    1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
  libbz2-1.0                      1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  bzip2                           1.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
  lib32bz2-1.0                    1.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
  lib64bz2-1.0                    1.0.6-1ubuntu0.1
  libbz2-1.0                      1.0.6-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4038-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4038-1

CVE-2016-3189, CVE-2019-12900

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June 26, 2019

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