USN-4704-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities
26 January 2021
Several security issues were fixed in libsndfile.
Releases
Packages
- 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. (CVE-2017-12562)
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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-14245,
CVE-2017-14246, CVE-2017-14634, CVE-2017-16942, CVE-2017-6892,
CVE-2018-13139, CVE-2018-19432, CVE-2018-19661, CVE-2018-19662,
CVE-2018-19758, CVE-2019-3832)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
-
libsndfile1
-
1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
sndfile-programs
-
1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all
the necessary changes.