USN-6617-1: libde265 vulnerabilities
30 January 2024
Several security issues were fixed in libde265.
Releases
Packages
- libde265 - Open H.265 video codec implementation
Details
It was discovered that libde265 could be made to write out of bounds. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04
LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-21594)
It was discovered that libde265 could be made to write out of bounds. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-21595, CVE-2020-21596,
CVE-2020-21599, CVE-2020-21600, CVE-2020-21601, CVE-2020-21602,
CVE-2020-21603, CVE-2020-21604, CVE-2020-21605)
It was discovered that libde265 did not properly manage memory. If a user
or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
(CVE-2020-21597, CVE-2020-21598, CVE-2020-21606, CVE-2021-36408)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
-
libde265-0
-
1.0.2-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
-
libde265-0
-
1.0.2-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-6627-1: libde265-examples, libde265-0, libde265, libde265-dev