Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2832-1
7th December, 2015
libsndfile vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
derivatives:
- Ubuntu 15.10
- Ubuntu 15.04
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary
libsndfile could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software description
- libsndfile
- Library for reading/writing audio files
Details
It was discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled memory when parsing
malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-9496)
Joshua Rogers discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled division when
parsing malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-9756)
Marco Romano discovered that libsndfile incorrectly handled certain
malformed AIFF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libsndfile to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-7805)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
- Ubuntu 15.10:
libsndfile1
1.0.25-9.1ubuntu0.15.10.1
- Ubuntu 15.04:
libsndfile1
1.0.25-9.1ubuntu0.15.04.1
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libsndfile1
1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libsndfile1
1.0.25-4ubuntu0.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.