USN-4066-1: libmspack vulnerability
18 July 2019
libmspack could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted CHM file.
Releases
Packages
- libmspack - library for Microsoft compression formats
Details
It was discovered that libmspack incorrectly handled certain CHM files.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-4066-2: libclamav-dev, clamav-milter, clamav-testfiles, libclamav7, clamav-docs, clamav, clamav-freshclam, clamav-daemon, clamav-base