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Ubuntu 14.10: 2426-1 Critical: Flac Remote Code Execution Advisory

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FLAC could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2426-1
November 27, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- 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.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.10:
  libflac++6                      1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1
  libflac8                        1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libflac++6                      1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1
  libflac8                        1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libflac++6                      1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1
  libflac8                        1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libflac++6                      1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1
  libflac8                        1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  
  CVE-2014-8962, CVE-2014-9028

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1


Ubuntu 14.10: 2426-1 Critical: Flac Remote Code Execution Advisory

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Calendar Grey November 27, 2014
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New FLAC security issues found in Ubuntu. Guidance for updates across multiple releases shared on November 27, 2014.
FLAC 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 14.10: libflac++6 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1 libflac8 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libflac++6 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 libflac8 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libflac++6 1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1 libflac8 1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libflac++6 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 libflac8 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

CVE-2014-8962, CVE-2014-9028

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November 27, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1

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