Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : YARA vulnerabilities (USN-8080-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8080-1 advisory. Kamil Frankowicz discovered that a number of YARA's functions generated memory exceptions when processing specially crafted rules...

USN-8080-1 yara vulnerabilities

Kamil Frankowicz discovered that a number of YARA's functions generated memory exceptions when processing specially crafted rules or files. A remote attacker could possibly use these issues to cause YARA to crash, resulting in a denial of service. These issues only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS...