1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4143-1

USN-4143-1: SDL 2.0 vulnerabilities

Publication date

30 September 2019

Overview

SDL 2.0 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • 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)

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

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
19.04 disco libsdl2-2.0-0 –  2.0.9+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.19.04.1
18.04 bionic libsdl2-2.0-0 –  2.0.8+dfsg1-1ubuntu1.18.04.4
16.04 xenial libsdl2-2.0-0 –  2.0.4+dfsg1-2ubuntu2.16.04.2

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