USN-4826-1: SoundTouch vulnerabilities
15 March 2021
Several security issues were fixed in SoundTouch.
Releases
Packages
- soundtouch - Audio tempo/pitch control library
Details
It was discovered that SoundTouch incorrectly handled certain WAV files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-9258, CVE-2017-9259,
CVE-2017-9260)
It was discovered that SoundTouch incorrectly handled ccertain WAV files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause arbitrary code
execution. (CVE-2018-1000223)
It was discovered that SoundTouch incorrectly handled certain inputs. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-17096)
It was discovered that SoundTouch incorrectly handled certain WAV files. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2018-17097, CVE-2018-17098)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
-
soundstretch
-
1.9.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libsoundtouch1
-
1.9.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
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soundstretch
-
1.9.2-2+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libsoundtouch1
-
1.9.2-2+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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soundstretch
-
1.7.1-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libsoundtouch0
-
1.7.1-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.