USN-4143-1: SDL 2.0 vulnerabilities
SDL 2.0 vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
SDL 2.0 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
- libsdl2 – Simple DirectMedia Layer: cross-platform development library providing access to low level media interfaces
Details
It was discovered that SDL 2.0 mishandled crafted image files resulting in an
integer overflow. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious file, SDL
2.0 could be caused to crash or potentially run arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-2888)
It was discovered that SDL 2.0 mishandled crafted image files. If a user were
tricked into opening a malicious file, SDL 2.0 could be caused to crash or
potentially run arbitrary code.
(CVE-2019-7635, CVE-2019-7636, CVE-2019-7637, CVE-2019-7638)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 19.04
- libsdl2-2.0-0 – 2.0.9+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.19.04.1
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- libsdl2-2.0-0 – 2.0.8+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.18.04.4
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libsdl2-2.0-0 – 2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.2
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-4143-1: SDL 2.0 vulnerabilities
