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Ubuntu 4033-1: Crash Vulnerability Found in libmysofa Library

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Calendar Grey June 24, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The libmysofa flaw poses a risk of system disruptions due to maliciously designed input on Ubuntu platforms. Users are advised to apply updates for the impacted versions.
libmysofa could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

libmysofa could be made to crash if it received specially crafted

input.

Software Description:

- libmysofa: library to read HRTFs stored in the AES69-2015 SOFA format

Details:

It was discovered that a libmysofa component does not properly validate

multiplications and additions, and may crash with some specific input.

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Topics Covered

security advisory vulnerability ubuntu crash libmysofa input

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.04:
  libmysofa0                      0.6~dfsg0-2ubuntu0.19.04.1

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libmysofa0                      0.6~dfsg0-2ubuntu0.18.10.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libmysofa0                      0.6~dfsg0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4033-1

CVE-2019-10672

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June 24, 2019

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Topics Covered

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmysofa/0.6~dfsg0-2ubuntu0.19.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmysofa/0.6~dfsg0-2ubuntu0.18.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmysofa/0.6~dfsg0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1

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