USN-5185-1: MATIO vulnerability

Publication date

10 August 2022

Overview

MATIO could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.


Packages

  • libmatio - MAT File I/O Library - development files

Details

It was discovered that MATIO incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
obtain sensitive information.

It was discovered that MATIO incorrectly handled certain inputs. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
obtain sensitive information.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 LTS focal libmatio9 –  1.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic libmatio4 –  1.5.11-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 LTS xenial libmatio2 –  1.5.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
14.04 LTS trusty libmatio2 –  1.5.2-1ubuntu1+esm1  

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