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Ubuntu 18.10: 3839-1 Moderate: WavPack Denial Of Service Threat

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in WavPack.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3839-1
December 06, 2018

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

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in WavPack.

Software Description:
- wavpack: audio codec (lossy and lossless) - encoder and decoder

Details:

It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain WAV files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-19840, CVE-2018-19841)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libwavpack1                     5.1.0-4ubuntu0.1
  wavpack                         5.1.0-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libwavpack1                     5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2
  wavpack                         5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libwavpack1                     4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2
  wavpack                         4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libwavpack1                     4.70.0-1ubuntu0.2
  wavpack                         4.70.0-1ubuntu0.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3839-1
  CVE-2018-19840, CVE-2018-19841

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wavpack/5.1.0-4ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wavpack/5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wavpack/4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wavpack/4.70.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.10: 3839-1 Moderate: WavPack Denial Of Service Threat

ubuntu
Calendar Grey December 6, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu users are urged to apply the latest security patches related to WavPack vulnerabilities. This update addresses potential denial of service issues.
Several security issues were fixed in WavPack.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10:   libwavpack1                     5.1.0-4ubuntu0.1   wavpack                         5.1.0-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   libwavpack1                     5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2   wavpack                         5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:   libwavpack1                     4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2   wavpack                         4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:   libwavpack1                     4.70.0-1ubuntu0.2   wavpack                         4.70.0-1ubuntu0.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3839-1

  CVE-2018-19840, CVE-2018-19841

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December 06, 2018

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wavpack/5.1.0-4ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wavpack/5.1.0-2ubuntu1.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wavpack/4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wavpack/4.70.0-1ubuntu0.2

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