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Unscored USN-4802-1 2 CVEs

htslib vulnerabilities

Published Mar 15, 2021 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that HTSlib incorrectly handled certain data. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue affected only Ubuntu
16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-1000206)

It was discovered that HTSlib incorrectly handled certain files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-13845)

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS htslib 0.2.0~rc3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS htslib 1.2.1-2ubuntu1+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS htslib 1.7-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000206
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-13845