=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5721-1
November 10, 2022
wavpack vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Summary:
WavPack could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Software Description:
- wavpack: audio codec (lossy and lossless) - encoder and decoder
Details:
It was discovered that WavPack was not properly performing checks
when dealing with memory. If a user were tricked into decompressing a
specially crafted WavPack Audio File, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause the WavPack decompressor to crash, resulting in a
denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
libwavpack1 4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2+esm1
wavpack 4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2+esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5721-1
CVE-2022-2476
