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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3800-1
October 24, 2018
audiofile vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in audiofile.
Software Description:
– audiofile: Open-source version of the SGI audiofile library
Details:
It was discovered that audiofile incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-13440)
It was discovered that audiofile incorrectly handled certain files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2018-17095)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
audiofile-tools 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3
libaudiofile1 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3800-1
CVE-2018-13440, CVE-2018-17095
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/audiofile/0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.3—–BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE—–
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