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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS USN-6659-1 Critical Libde265 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey February 26, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Important patches for libde265 resolve various vulnerabilities and possible denial of service risks in Ubuntu 22.04 and prior versions.
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 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-2022-43244, CVE-2022-43249, CVE-2022-43250, CVE-2022-47665, CVE-2023-25221) 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-2022-43245) It was discovered that libde265 could be made to...

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security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu libde265

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:   libde265-0                      1.0.8-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:   libde265-0                      1.0.4-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libde265-0                      1.0.2-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm3 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libde265-0                      1.0.2-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6659-1

  CVE-2022-43244, CVE-2022-43245, CVE-2022-43249, CVE-2022-43250,

  CVE-2022-47665, CVE-2023-24751, CVE-2023-24752, CVE-2023-24754,

  CVE-2023-24755, CVE-2023-24756, CVE-2023-24757, CVE-2023-24758,

  CVE-2023-25221

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6659-1

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security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu libde265

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libde265/1.0.8-1ubuntu0.2  

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