libvorbis vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
libvorbis could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
Richard Zhu discovered that libvorbis incorrectly handled certain sound files. An attacker could use this to cause libvorbis to crash, resulting in a denial or service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
libvorbis0a - 1.3.5-4ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libvorbis0a - 1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libvorbis0a - 1.3.2-1.3ubuntu1.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications that use libvorbis, such as Totem and gtkpod, to effect the necessary changes.
References
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 17.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libvorbis could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
- libvorbis - The Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec
Richard Zhu discovered that libvorbis incorrectly handled certain sound files. An attacker could use this to cause libvorbis to crash, resulting in a denial or service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 17.10
libvorbis0a - 1.3.5-4ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libvorbis0a - 1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libvorbis0a - 1.3.2-1.3ubuntu1.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications that use libvorbis, such as Totem and gtkpod, to effect the necessary changes.
References
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