
USN-4156-1: SDL vulnerabilities
USN-4156-1: SDL vulnerabilities libsdl1.2 vulnerabilities A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary Several security issues were fixed in SDL. Software Description libsdl1.2 – Simple DirectMedia Layer Details It was discovered that SDL incorrectly handled certain images. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause SDL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitary code. Update instructions The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libsdl1.2debian – 1.2.15+dfsg2-0.1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libsdl1.2debian – 1.2.15+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1 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 CVE-2019-13616 CVE-2019-7572 CVE-2019-7573 CVE-2019-7574 CVE-2019-7575 CVE-2019-7576 CVE-2019-7577 CVE-2019-7578 CVE-2019-7635 [ more… ]