Ubuntu Security Notice 4038-2 - USN-4038-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in bzip2. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Aladdin Mubaied discovered that bzip2 incorrectly handled certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. Various other issues were also addressed.
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