USN-4013-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities

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
libsndfile11.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.10.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libsndfile11.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libsndfile11.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.2

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.

References

Source: USN-4013-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities

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