1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4682-1

USN-4682-1: WavPack vulnerability

Publication date

6 January 2021

Overview

WavPack could be made to execute arbitrary code or crash if it received a specially crafted WAV file.

Releases

Packages

  • wavpack - audio codec (lossy and lossless) - encoder and decoder

Details

It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or
cause a crash.

It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or
cause a crash.

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
20.10 groovy wavpack –  5.3.0-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal wavpack –  5.2.0-1ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic wavpack –  5.1.0-2ubuntu1.5

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