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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS USN-4473-1 Critical: Libmysofa Input Handling Issue

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Calendar Grey August 26, 2020
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities have been identified in libmysofa, posing security threats to Ubuntu 18.04. It is advisable to implement updates to ensure system protection.
Several security issues were fixed in libmysofa.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in libmysofa.

Software Description:

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

Details:

It was discovered that libmysofa incorrectly handled certain input files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or

other unspecified impact.

(CVE-2019-16091, CVE-2019-16092, CVE-2019-16093, CVE-2019-16094,

CVE-2019-16095)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu Denial of Service input handling libmysofa

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libmysofa0                      0.6~dfsg0-3+deb10u1build1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4473-1

CVE-2019-16091, CVE-2019-16092, CVE-2019-16093, CVE-2019-16094,

CVE-2019-16095

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August 26, 2020

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory Ubuntu Denial of Service input handling libmysofa

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libmysofa/0.6~dfsg0-3+deb10u1build1

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