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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: USN-6829-1 Critical: libmatio Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey June 13, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An upgrade for Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 addresses a vulnerability in libmatio that could lead to system crashes. Protect your machine from potential denial-of-service threats.
matio could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

matio could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- libmatio: MAT File I/O Library - development files

Details:

It was discovered that matio incorrectly handled certain malformed files.

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update ubuntu libmatio

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libmatio11                      1.5.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   libmatio9                       1.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6829-1

CVE-2022-1515

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6829-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update ubuntu libmatio

Package Information

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