USN-6471-1: libsndfile vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 23.04
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

• libsndfile - Library for reading/writing audio files

Details

It was discovered that libsndfile contained multiple arithmetic overflows.
If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially
crafted audio file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 23.10

• libsndfile1 - 1.2.2-1ubuntu0.23.10.1
• sndfile-programs - 1.2.2-1ubuntu0.23.10.1

Ubuntu 23.04

• libsndfile1 - 1.2.0-1ubuntu0.1
• sndfile-programs - 1.2.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• libsndfile1 - 1.0.31-2ubuntu0.1
• sndfile-programs - 1.0.31-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• libsndfile1 - 1.0.28-7ubuntu0.2
• sndfile-programs - 1.0.28-7ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04

• libsndfile1 - 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• sndfile-programs - 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• libsndfile1 - 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm3
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• sndfile-programs - 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm3
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04

• libsndfile1 - 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm3
  Available with Ubuntu Pro
• sndfile-programs - 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm3
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2022-33065