USN-4108-1: Zstandard vulnerability
21 August 2019
Zstandard could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- libzstd - fast lossless compression algorithm -- development files
Details
It was discovered that Zstandard incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5593-1: libzstd1-dev, zstd, libzstd1, libzstd