USN-3800-1: audiofile vulnerabilities
24 October 2018
Several security issues were fixed in audiofile.
Releases
Packages
- 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
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.