Packages
- bzip2 - high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities
Details
USN-4038-1 fixed a vulnerability in bzip2. The update introduced a regression causing
bzip2 to incorrect raises CRC errors for some files.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
USN-4038-1 fixed a vulnerability in bzip2. The update introduced a regression causing
bzip2 to incorrect raises CRC errors for some files.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
19.04 disco | bzip2 – 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.19.04.1 | ||
libbz2-1.0 – 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.19.04.1 | |||
18.10 cosmic | bzip2 – 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.18.10.1 | ||
libbz2-1.0 – 1.0.6-9ubuntu0.18.10.1 | |||
18.04 bionic | bzip2 – 1.0.6-8.1ubuntu0.2 | ||
libbz2-1.0 – 1.0.6-8.1ubuntu0.2 | |||
16.04 xenial | bzip2 – 1.0.6-8ubuntu0.2 | ||
libbz2-1.0 – 1.0.6-8ubuntu0.2 |
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