1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5025-2

USN-5025-2: libsndfile vulnerability

Publication date

29 July 2021

Overview

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

Releases

Packages

  • libsndfile - Library for reading/writing audio files

Details

USN-5025-1 fixed a vulnerability in libsndfile. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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.

USN-5025-1 fixed a vulnerability in libsndfile. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to 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
16.04 xenial libsndfile1 –  1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm1  
sndfile-programs –  1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm1  
14.04 trusty libsndfile1 –  1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm2  
sndfile-programs –  1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm2  

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