USN-3578-1: WavPack vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3578-1
21st February, 2018
wavpack vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in WavPack.
Software description
- wavpack
– audio codec (lossy and lossless) – encoder and decoder
Details
It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain DSDIFF files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code or
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7253)
It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain CAF files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-7254)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 17.10:
-
libwavpack1
5.1.0-2ubuntu0.2
-
wavpack
5.1.0-2ubuntu0.2
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
Source: USN-3578-1: WavPack vulnerabilities
