USN-5593-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5593-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5593-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5593-1
Upstream
Related
Published
2022-09-01T23:00:45Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:20.473962691Z
Summary
libzstd vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Zstandard incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / libzstd

Package

Name
libzstd
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libzstd?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.1+dfsg-1~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2

Affected versions

0.*
0.4.5-1
0.5.1-1
1.*
1.3.1+dfsg-1~ubuntu0.16.04.1
1.3.1+dfsg-1~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1+dfsg-1~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "zstd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.1+dfsg-1~ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libzstd1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5593-1.json"
cves_map
{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}