1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4704-1

USN-4704-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities

Publication date

26 January 2021

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in libsndfile.

Releases

Packages

  • libsndfile - Library for reading/writing audio files

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. (CVE-2017-12562)

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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-14245,
CVE-2017-14246, CVE-2017-14634, CVE-2017-16942, CVE-2017-6892,
CVE-2018-13139, CVE-2018-19432,

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. (CVE-2017-12562)

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. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-14245,
CVE-2017-14246, CVE-2017-14634, CVE-2017-16942, CVE-2017-6892,
CVE-2018-13139, CVE-2018-19432, CVE-2018-19661, CVE-2018-19662,
CVE-2018-19758, CVE-2019-3832)

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
sndfile-programs –  1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3
14.04 trusty libsndfile1 –  1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1  
sndfile-programs –  1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm1  

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