USN-4857-1: BWA vulnerability
Publication date
15 March 2021
Overview
BWA could be made to crash or run programs as an administrator if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- bwa - Burrows-Wheeler Aligner
Details
It was discovered that Burrows-Wheeler Aligner (BWA) mishandled certain
crafted .alt files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a
denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
It was discovered that Burrows-Wheeler Aligner (BWA) mishandled certain
crafted .alt files. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a
denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.04 xenial | bwa – 0.7.12-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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