USN-5057-1

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5057-1

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5057-1.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5057-1

Related

Published

2021-08-31T00:34:13.288005Z

Modified

2021-08-31T00:34:13.288005Z

Summary

squashfs-tools vulnerability

Details

Etienne Stalmans discovered that Squashfs-Tools mishandled certain malformed SQUASHFS files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / squashfs-tools

Package

Name: squashfs-tools
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/squashfs-tools?arch=src?distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:4.3-6ubuntu0.18.04.3

Affected versions

1:4.*

1:4.3-4ubuntu1

1:4.3-4ubuntu2

1:4.3-6

1:4.3-6ubuntu0.18.04.1

1:4.3-6ubuntu0.18.04.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.3-6ubuntu0.18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "squashfs-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.3-6ubuntu0.18.04.3",
            "binary_name": "squashfs-tools-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / squashfs-tools

Package

Name: squashfs-tools
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/squashfs-tools?arch=src?distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1:4.4-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1:4.*

1:4.4-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.4-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "squashfs-tools"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.4-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "squashfs-tools-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}