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Ubuntu 18.04 & 16.04: USN-4073-1 Moderate: libEBML Crash Risk

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 25, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Fedora Security Advisory FSA-2023-10 highlights vulnerabilities in libXYZ that could lead to instability when processing malicious files, potentially compromising user data.
libEBML could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

libEBML could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- libebml: library for the EBML format

Details:

It was discovered that libEBML incorrectly handled certain media files. If

a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted media file, libEBML

could possibly be made to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu libEBML media file crash

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libebml4v5                      1.3.5-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libebml4v5                      1.3.3-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4073-1

CVE-2019-13615

July 25, 2019

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu libEBML media file crash

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libebml/1.3.5-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libebml/1.3.3-1ubuntu0.1

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