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Ubuntu 14.04: USN-2789-1 Severe: OpenSSL Vulnerability Mitigation

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Libav could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2277-1
July 15, 2014

libav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary:

Libav could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- libav: Multimedia player, server, encoder and transcoder

Details:

It was discovered that Libav incorrectly handled certain malformed media
files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted media file, an
attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.10:
  libavcodec53                    6:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
  libavformat53                   6:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.13.10.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libavcodec53                    4:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
  libavformat53                   4:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2277-1
  https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/1341216

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/6:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/4:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.12.04.1


Ubuntu 14.04: USN-2789-1 Severe: OpenSSL Vulnerability Mitigation

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 15, 2014
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Potential weaknesses in Libav on Ubuntu may lead to system crashes or permit unauthorized execution of malicious code through specially designed media files.
Libav could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.10: libavcodec53 6:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 libavformat53 6:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libavcodec53 4:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 libavformat53 4:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2277-1

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/+bug/1341216

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July 15, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/6:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libav/4:0.8.13-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

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