Packages
- flac - Free Lossless Audio Codec
Details
Michele Spagnuolo discovered that FLAC incorrectly handled certain
malformed audio files. An attacker could use this issue to cause FLAC to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Michele Spagnuolo discovered that FLAC incorrectly handled certain
malformed audio files. An attacker could use this issue to cause FLAC to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.10 utopic | libflac++6 – 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1 | ||
| libflac8 – 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1 | |||
| 14.04 trusty | libflac++6 – 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 | ||
| libflac8 – 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 | |||
| 12.04 precise | libflac++6 – 1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libflac8 – 1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1 | |||
| 10.04 lucid | libflac++6 – 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 | ||
| libflac8 – 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 | |||
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