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USN-3988-1: MediaInfo vulnerabilities libmediainfo vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 19.04 Ubuntu 18.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Summary MediaInfo could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description libmediainfo – library reading metadata from media files Details It was discovered that MediaInfo contained multiple security issues when handling certain multimedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted multimedia file, an attacker could cause MediaInfo to crash, resulting in a denial of service. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04 libmediainfo0v5 – 18.12-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.10 libmediainfo0v5 – 18.03.1-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libmediainfo0v5 – 17.12-1ubuntu0.1 To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References [ more… ]

USN-3986-1: Wireshark vulnerabilities Wireshark vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.10 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Wireshark could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic or input files. Software Description wireshark – network traffic analyzer Details It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A remote or local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting malform packets onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10 libwireshark-data – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0 libwireshark11 – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0 libwiretap8 – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0 libwscodecs2 – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0 libwsutil9 – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0 tshark – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0 wireshark – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0 wireshark-common – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0 wireshark-gtk – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0 wireshark-qt – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libwireshark-data – 2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0 libwireshark11 [ more… ]