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
- bwa – 0.7.17-3~ubuntu0.19.04.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- bwa – 0.7.17-1ubuntu0.1
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
