Improper Input Validation Affecting lz4 package, versions <0.0~r114-2ubuntu1+esm1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.62% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-LZ4-341751
  • published3 Jul 2014
  • disclosed3 Jul 2014

Introduced: 3 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-4611  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 lz4 to version 0.0~r114-2ubuntu1+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lz4 package and not the lz4 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the LZ4 algorithm implementation, as used in Yann Collet LZ4 before r118 and in the lz4_uncompress function in lib/lz4/lz4_decompress.c in the Linux kernel before 3.15.2, on 32-bit platforms might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Literal Run that would be improperly handled by programs not complying with an API limitation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-4715.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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