1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4831-1

USN-4831-1: OpenMPT vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 March 2021

Overview

OpenMPT could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • libopenmpt - module music library based on OpenMPT

Details

It was discovered that OpenMPT incorrectly handled certain files. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
other unspecified impact.

It was discovered that OpenMPT incorrectly handled certain files. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
other unspecified impact.

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
18.04 bionic libopenmpt0 –  0.3.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
openmpt123 –  0.3.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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