USN-3578-1: WavPack vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3578-1
21st February, 2018
wavpack vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in WavPack.
Software description
- wavpack - audio codec (lossy and lossless) - encoder and decoder
Details
It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain DSDIFF files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code or
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7253)
It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain CAF files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-7254)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 17.10:
- libwavpack1 5.1.0-2ubuntu0.2
- wavpack 5.1.0-2ubuntu0.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2HCr8jH
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