Packages
- bzip2 - high-quality block-sorting file compressor - utilities
Details
An integer overflow was discovered in bzip2. If a user or automated system
were tricked into decompressing a crafted bz2 file, an attacker could cause
bzip2 or any application linked against libbz2 to crash or possibly execute
code as the user running the program.
An integer overflow was discovered in bzip2. If a user or automated system
were tricked into decompressing a crafted bz2 file, an attacker could cause
bzip2 or any application linked against libbz2 to crash or possibly execute
code as the user running the program.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.10 karmic | bzip2 – 1.0.5-3ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libbz2-1.0 – 1.0.5-3ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 9.04 jaunty | bzip2 – 1.0.5-1ubuntu1.1 | ||
| libbz2-1.0 – 1.0.5-1ubuntu1.1 | |||
| 8.04 hardy | bzip2 – 1.0.4-2ubuntu4.1 | ||
| libbz2-1.0 – 1.0.4-2ubuntu4.1 | |||
| 6.06 dapper | bzip2 – 1.0.3-0ubuntu2.2 | ||
| libbz2-1.0 – 1.0.3-0ubuntu2.2 | |||
| 10.04 lucid | bzip2 – 1.0.5-4ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libbz2-1.0 – 1.0.5-4ubuntu0.1 | |||
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