USN-6764-1: libde265 vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• libde265 - Open H.265 video codec implementation

Details

It was discovered that libde265 could be made to allocate memory that
exceeds the maximum supported size. If a user or automated system were
tricked into opening a specially crafted file, 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 following package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10

• libde265-0 - 1.0.12-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 22.04

• libde265-0 - 1.0.8-1ubuntu0.3+esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04

• libde265-0 - 1.0.4-1ubuntu0.4+esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04

• libde265-0 - 1.0.2-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm5
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• libde265-0 - 1.0.2-2ubuntu0.16.04.1~esm5
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

• CVE-2023-51792