USN-8973-1

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    USN-8973-1

    Published: 3 Nov 2026Last Modified: 4 Nov 2026

    Summary: libmspack vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that libmspack did not properly initialize pointers when handling errors while reading KWAJ archive headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libmspack to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8973-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-110602

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libmspack

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libmspack?arch=source&distro=jammy

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.10.1-2ubuntu0.1

    Affected versions

    0.10.1-2build1
    0.10.1-2build2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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