Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 : XZ Utils vulnerability (USN-8362-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 25.10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-8362-1 advisory. It was discovered that XZ Utils did not properly manage memory when attempting to append data ...

USN-8362-1 xz-utils vulnerability

It was discovered that XZ Utils did not properly manage memory when attempting to append data to a decoded index that contained no records. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause XZ Utils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code...

USN-8362-1: XZ Utils vulnerability

It was discovered that XZ Utils did not properly manage memory when attempting to append data to a decoded index that contained no records. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause XZ Utils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code...