USN-749-1: libsndfile vulnerability

30 March 2009

libsndfile vulnerability

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Packages

Details

It was discovered that libsndfile did not correctly handle description
chunks in CAF audio files. If a user or automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted CAF audio file, an attacker could execute
arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntu 8.04
Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 6.06

After a standard system upgrade you need to restart your session to effect
the necessary changes.

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