USN-4038-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4038-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4038-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4038-2
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Published
2019-06-26T13:58:15.531924Z
Modified
2025-10-14T16:37:36Z
Summary
bzip2 vulnerabilities
Details

USN-4038-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in bzip2. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Aladdin Mubaied discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2016-3189)

It was discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-12900)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / bzip2

Package

Name
bzip2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/bzip2@1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.6-4
1.0.6-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "bzip2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "lib32bz2-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "lib32bz2-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "lib64bz2-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "lib64bz2-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libbz2-1.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.0.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "libbz2-dev"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2016-3189",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "low"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}