USN-2832-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2832-1
7th December, 2015
libsndfile vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
libsndfile could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- libsndfile - Library for reading/writing audio files
Details
It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled memory when parsing
malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9496)
Joshua Rogers discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled division when
parsing malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-9756)
Marco Romano discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain
malformed AIFF 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-2015-7805)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 15.10:
- libsndfile1 1.0.25-9.1ubuntu0.15.10.1
- Ubuntu 15.04:
- libsndfile1 1.0.25-9.1ubuntu0.15.04.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- libsndfile1 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
- libsndfile1 1.0.25-4ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References
CVE-2014-9496, CVE-2014-9756, CVE-2015-7805
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/1NRxE6W