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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6829-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6829-1 - It was discovered that matio incorrectly handled certain malformed files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6829-1June 13, 2024libmatio vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS- Ubuntu 20.04 LTSSummary:matio could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.Software Description:- libmatio: MAT File I/O Library - development filesDetails:It was discovered that matio incorrectly handled certain malformed files.An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libmatio11 1.5.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu ProUbuntu 20.04 LTS libmatio9 1.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 Available with Ubuntu ProIn general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6829-1 CVE-2022-1515