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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM USN-5409-1 Moderate: libsndfile Memory Management Issue

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Calendar Grey May 10, 2022
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An Ubuntu Security Alert USN-5409-1 concerns a vulnerability in libsndfile that threatens data integrity and system reliability.
libsndfile could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

libsndfile could be made to crash or expose sensitive information

if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:

- libsndfile: Library for reading/writing audio files

Details:

It was discovered that libsndfile was incorrectly performing memory

management operations and incorrectly using buffers when executing

its FLAC codec. If a user or automated system were tricked into

processing a specially crafted sound file, an attacker could

possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or obtain

sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service memory management ubuntu libsndfile

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   libsndfile1                     1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm2
   libsndfile1-dev                 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm2
   sndfile-programs                1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm2

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5409-1

  CVE-2021-4156

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May 10, 2022

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