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Ubuntu 12.04/14.04 ESM: USN-4156-2 Critical: SDL Remote Code Execution

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Several security issues were fixed in SDL.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4156-2
October 16, 2019

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

- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in SDL.

Software Description:
- libsdl1.2: Simple DirectMedia Layer debug files

Details:

USN-4156-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SDL. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory 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 arbitary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  libsdl1.2debian                 1.2.15-8ubuntu1.1+esm1

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  libsdl1.2debian                 1.2.14-6.4ubuntu3.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4156-2
  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

Ubuntu 12.04/14.04 ESM: USN-4156-2 Critical: SDL Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey October 16, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4156-2 tackles vulnerabilities in SDL, highlighting concerns such as denial of service and remote execution weaknesses.
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 14.04 ESM: libsdl1.2debian 1.2.15-8ubuntu1.1+esm1 Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: libsdl1.2debian 1.2.14-6.4ubuntu3.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4156-2

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

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October 16, 2019

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