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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.1818
USN-4968-1: LZ4 vulnerability
27 May 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: LZ4
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-3520
Reference: ESB-2021.1748
ESB-2021.1661
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4968-1
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USN-4968-1: LZ4 vulnerability
26 May 2021
LZ4 could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Releases
o Ubuntu 21.04
o Ubuntu 20.10
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Packages
o lz4 - Extremely fast compression algorithm
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 21.04
o liblz4-1 - 1.9.3-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 20.10
o liblz4-1 - 1.9.2-2ubuntu0.20.10.1
Ubuntu 20.04
o liblz4-1 - 1.9.2-2ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04
o liblz4-1 - 0.0~r131-2ubuntu3.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2021-3520
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