USN-4013-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities
libsndfile vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in libsndfile.
Software Description
- libsndfile – Library for reading/writing audio files
Details
It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- libsndfile1 – 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.10.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libsndfile1 – 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.1
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libsndfile1 – 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.
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