USN-4968-2: LZ4 vulnerability
31 May 2021
LZ4 could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- lz4 - Extremely fast compression algorithm
Details
USN-4968-1 fixed a vulnerability in LZ4. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that LZ4 incorrectly handled certain memory operations.
If a user or automated system were tricked into uncompressing a specially-
crafted LZ4 file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause LZ4 to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
-
liblz4-1
-
0.0~r131-2ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
-
liblz4-1
-
0.0~r114-2ubuntu1+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-4968-1: liblz4-1, liblz4-dev, lz4, liblz4-tool