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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-4156-1 Critical SDL Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey October 15, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several SDL security flaws resolved in Ubuntu 18.04 and 16.04 LTS, together with related security notices.
Several security issues were fixed in SDL.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in SDL.

Software Description:

- libsdl1.2: Simple DirectMedia Layer

Details:

It was discovered that SDL incorrectly handled certain images. If a user

were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote attacker could

use this issue to cause SDL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or

possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote code execution Ubuntu image handling libsdl1.2

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libsdl1.2debian                 1.2.15+dfsg2-0.1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  libsdl1.2debian                 1.2.15+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4156-1

CVE-2019-13616, CVE-2019-7572, CVE-2019-7573, CVE-2019-7574,

CVE-2019-7575, CVE-2019-7576, CVE-2019-7577, CVE-2019-7578,

CVE-2019-7635, CVE-2019-7636, CVE-2019-7637, CVE-2019-7638

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October 15, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote code execution Ubuntu image handling libsdl1.2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsdl1.2/1.2.15+dfsg2-0.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsdl1.2/1.2.15+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1

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