USN-5025-1: libsndfile vulnerability
29 July 2021
libsndfile could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- libsndfile - Library for reading/writing audio files
Details
It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain malformed
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause libsndfile to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 21.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5025-2: libsndfile1, libsndfile, sndfile-programs, libsndfile1-dev