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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-6627-1 High: libde265 Out Of Bounds Risk

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Calendar Grey February 8, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu's libde265 resolved through recent updates. Verify that all systems are updated to mitigate risks of possible code execution exploits.
Several security issues were fixed in libde265.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - 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 read 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. (CVE-2021-35452, CVE-2021-36411, CVE-2022-43238, CVE-2022-43241, CVE-2022-43242) 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 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-36408) It was dis...

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security advisory denial of service code execution memory management ubuntu out of bounds libde265

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:   libde265-0                      1.0.8-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:   libde265-0                      1.0.4-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libde265-0                      1.0.2-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libde265-0                      1.0.2-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6627-1

  CVE-2021-35452, CVE-2021-36408, CVE-2021-36409, CVE-2021-36410,

  CVE-2021-36411, CVE-2022-1253, CVE-2022-43235, CVE-2022-43236,

  CVE-2022-43237, CVE-2022-43238, CVE-2022-43239, CVE-2022-43240,

  CVE-2022-43241, CVE-2022-43242, CVE-2022-43243, CVE-2022-43248,

  CVE-2022-43252, CVE-2022-43253

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6627-1

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security advisory denial of service code execution memory management ubuntu out of bounds libde265

Package Information

    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libde265/1.0.4-1ubuntu0.2

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