1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5420-1

USN-5420-1: Vorbis vulnerabilities

Publication date

12 May 2022

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Vorbis.

Releases

Packages

  • libvorbis - The Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec

Details

It was discovered that Vorbis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-14160, CVE-2018-10392, CVE-2018-10393)

It was discovered that Vorbis incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,
or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-14160, CVE-2018-10392, CVE-2018-10393)

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
16.04 xenial libvorbis0a –  1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2+esm1  
libvorbisfile3 –  1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2+esm1  
libvorbisenc2 –  1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2+esm1  

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