=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3839-1
December 06, 2018

wavpack vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
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 3839-1: WavPack vulnerabilities

December 6, 2018
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

Severity
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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