> USN-8956-2: Brotli vulnerability
[DATE: 27/10/2026 21:14]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
USN-8956-1 fixed a vulnerability in Brotli. This update provides the
corresponding fixes for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Brotli incorrectly handled certain compressed
streams. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code.