1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6313-1

USN-6313-1: FAAD2 vulnerabilities

Publication date

29 August 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in FAAD2.

Releases

Packages

  • faad2 - Freeware Advanced Audio (AAC) Decoder

Details

It was discovered that FAAD2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-32272, CVE-2021-32273, CVE-2021-32274, CVE-2021-32277,
CVE-2021-32278, CVE-2023-38857, CVE-2023-38858)

It was discovered that FAAD2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-32276)

It was discovered that FAAD2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-32272, CVE-2021-32273, CVE-2021-32274, CVE-2021-32277,
CVE-2021-32278, CVE-2023-38857, CVE-2023-38858)

It was discovered that FAAD2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2021-32276)

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
20.04 focal faad –  2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
libfaad-dev –  2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
libfaad2 –  2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic faad –  2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libfaad-dev –  2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libfaad2 –  2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 xenial faad –  2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1  
libfaad-dev –  2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1  
libfaad2 –  2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1  
14.04 trusty faad –  2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libfaad-dev –  2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libfaad2 –  2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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