USN-4087-1: BWA vulnerability

USN-4087-1: BWA vulnerability

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
bwa0.7.17-3~ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
bwa0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

Source: USN-4087-1: BWA vulnerability

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