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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-6617-1 Moderate: Libde265 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey January 30, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Mitigating various vulnerabilities in libde265 across Ubuntu distributions to avert possible execution flaws and service disruptions.
Several security issues were fixed in libde265.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: Several security issues were fixed in libde265. Software Description: - libde265: Open H.265 video codec implementation Details: 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-2020-21...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:   libde265-0                      1.0.4-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libde265-0                      1.0.2-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libde265-0                      1.0.2-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6617-1

  CVE-2020-21594, CVE-2020-21595, CVE-2020-21596, CVE-2020-21597,

  CVE-2020-21598, CVE-2020-21599, CVE-2020-21600, CVE-2020-21601,

  CVE-2020-21602, CVE-2020-21603, CVE-2020-21604, CVE-2020-21605,

  CVE-2020-21606, CVE-2021-36408

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6617-1

Package Information

 

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