Ubuntu: 2832-1 Moderate: libsndfile Crash Risk and Updates

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December 7, 2015

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

Summary

libsndfile could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it

opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- 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)

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu libsndfile program crash

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 LTS:
  libsndfile1                     1.0.25-7ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libsndfile1                     1.0.25-4ubuntu0.1

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