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Unscored USN-7954-2 0 CVEs

libtasn1-6 vulnerabilities

Published Feb 10, 2026 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

USN-7954-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Libtasn1. This update provides the
corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu
18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. CVE-2021-46848 only affected Ubuntu
14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled decoding ASN.1
content. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Libtasn1 to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-13151)

It was discovered that Libtasn1 incorrectly handled encoding ASN.1
content. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Libtasn1 to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-46848)

Fixed packages 4

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS libtasn1-6 3.4-3ubuntu0.6+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS libtasn1-6 4.7-3ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm4
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS libtasn1-6 4.13-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS libtasn1-6 4.16.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-46848
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-13151