[USN-4108-1] Zstandard vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4108-1
August 21, 2019

libzstd vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Zstandard could be made to execute arbitrary code if it received
specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- libzstd: fast lossless compression algorithm -- development files

Details:

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

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libzstd1 1.3.3+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1
zstd 1.3.3+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4108-1
CVE-2019-11922

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libzstd/1.3.3+dfsg-2ubuntu1.1