USN-6829-1: matio vulnerability
13 June 2024
matio could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- libmatio - MAT File I/O Library - development files
Details
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 following package versions:
Ubuntu 22.04
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libmatio11
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1.5.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04
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libmatio9
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1.5.17-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.