Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 681
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 681

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

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in SDL.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4156-1
October 15, 2019

libsdl1.2 vulnerabilities
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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.

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

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

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

ubuntu
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

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

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

October 15, 2019

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

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Related News

Your message here