USN-3394-1: libmspack vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3394-1
17th August, 2017
libmspack vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.04
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in libmspack.
Software description
- libmspack
– library for Microsoft compression formats
Details
It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CHM
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-6419)
It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain malformed CAB
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libmspack to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6419)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.04:
-
libmspack0
0.5-1ubuntu0.17.04.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
-
libmspack0
0.5-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
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.
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