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Ubuntu 19.04 LTS: USN-4087-1 Moderate: BWA Denial of Service

BWA could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4087-1 August 06, 2019 BWA vulnerability ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 19.04 - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary: BWA could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - bwa: Software package for mapping DNA sequences against a large reference genome Details: It was discovered that Burrows-Wheeler Aligner (BWA) mishandled certain crafted .alt files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: bwa 0.7.17-3~ubuntu0.19.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: bwa 0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4087-1 CVE-2019-10269 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bwa/0.7.17-3~ubuntu0.19.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/bwa/0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1 . Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-4090-1 addresses the XYZ flaw which could result in system instability or unauthorized actions.. BWA vulnerability, Ubuntu security notice, Denial of Service, Software update, Code execution. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 06, 2019 •Important Ubuntu