USN-2832-1: libsndfile vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 15.10
• Ubuntu 15.04
• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 12.04

Packages

• 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 versions:

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

• libsndfile1 - 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 12.04

• libsndfile1 - 1.0.25-4ubuntu0.1

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make
all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2014-9496
• CVE-2014-9756
• CVE-2015-7805