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Ubuntu 20.04 & 22.04: USN-6677-1 Critical Libde265 Denial of Service Fix

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Calendar Grey March 5, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities present in libde265 may result in service disruptions or arbitrary code execution. Ensure you apply the most recent security updates.
Several security issues were fixed in libde265.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - 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 dereference invalid 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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-27102) 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, ...

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10:   libde265-0                      1.0.12-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:   libde265-0                      1.0.8-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:   libde265-0                      1.0.4-1ubuntu0.4 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libde265-0                      1.0.2-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm4 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   libde265-0                      1.0.2-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

 

  CVE-2023-27102, CVE-2023-27103, CVE-2023-43887, CVE-2023-47471,

  CVE-2023-49465, CVE-2023-49467, CVE-2023-49468

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6677-1

Package Information

    https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libde265/1.0.8-1ubuntu0.3   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libde265/1.0.4-1ubuntu0.4

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