Packages
- audiofile - Open-source version of the SGI audiofile library
Details
Fabrizio Gennari discovered that audiofile incorrectly handled changing
both the sample format and the number of channels. If a user or automated
system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, audiofile
could be made to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Fabrizio Gennari discovered that audiofile incorrectly handled changing
both the sample format and the number of channels. If a user or automated
system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, audiofile
could be made to crash, leading to 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.10 wily | libaudiofile1 – 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.15.10.1 | ||
| 15.04 vivid | libaudiofile1 – 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.15.04.1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | libaudiofile1 – 0.3.6-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 | ||
| 12.04 precise | libaudiofile1 – 0.3.3-2ubuntu0.1 | ||
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