Packages
- audiofile - Open-source version of the SGI audiofile library
Details
Agostino Sarubbo discovered that audiofile incorrectly handled certain
malformed audio files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted audio file, a remote attacker could cause
applications linked against audiofile to crash, leading to a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Agostino Sarubbo discovered that audiofile incorrectly handled certain
malformed audio files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
processing a specially crafted audio file, a remote attacker could cause
applications linked against audiofile to crash, leading to a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|
14.04 trusty | libaudiofile1 – 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.2 | ||
12.04 precise | libaudiofile1 – 0.3.3-2ubuntu0.3 |
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References
- CVE-2017-6839
- CVE-2017-6838
- CVE-2017-6837
- CVE-2017-6836
- CVE-2017-6835
- CVE-2017-6834
- CVE-2017-6833
- CVE-2017-6832
- CVE-2017-6831
- CVE-2017-6830
- CVE-2017-6839
- CVE-2017-6838
- CVE-2017-6837
- CVE-2017-6836
- CVE-2017-6835
- CVE-2017-6834
- CVE-2017-6833
- CVE-2017-6832
- CVE-2017-6831
- CVE-2017-6830
- CVE-2017-6829
- CVE-2017-6828
- CVE-2017-6827