USN-4038-3
bzip2 regression
USN-4038-1 fixed a vulnerability in bzip2. The update introduced a regression causing bzip2 to incorrect raises CRC errors for some files.
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Original advisory details:
It was discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
What each source reports
OSV No score
bzip2 regression
USN-4038-1 fixed a vulnerability in bzip2. The update introduced a regression causing bzip2 to incorrect raises CRC errors for some files.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
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USN-4038-3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
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In short
USN-4038-3 is a vulnerability with no CVSS score yet in bzip2, published July 4, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in bzip2 1.0.6-8ubuntu0.2.