USN-5078-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5078-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5078-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5078-2
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Published
2021-09-15T15:26:33Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:45.064523970Z
Summary
squashfs-tools vulnerabilities
Details

USN-5078-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Squashfs-Tools. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Etienne Stalmans discovered that Squashfs-Tools mishandled certain malformed SQUASHFS files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem. (CVE-2021-40153)

Richard Weinberger discovered that Squashfs-Tools mishandled certain malformed SQUASHFS files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to write arbitrary files to the filesystem. (CVE-2021-41072)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / squashfs-tools

Package

Name
squashfs-tools
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/squashfs-tools?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1:4.3-3ubuntu2.16.04.3+esm1

Affected versions

1:4.*
1:4.2+20130409-2.1
1:4.3-3
1:4.3-3ubuntu1
1:4.3-3ubuntu2
1:4.3-3ubuntu2.16.04.1
1:4.3-3ubuntu2.16.04.2
1:4.3-3ubuntu2.16.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:4.3-3ubuntu2.16.04.3+esm1",
            "binary_name": "squashfs-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": []
}
source 
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