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Ubuntu 24.04: USN-6855-1 Moderate: Buffer Overflow in Libcdio DDoS

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Calendar Grey July 1, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An urgent libcdio security flaw impacts various Ubuntu versions. Ensure to verify for updates to mitigate this significant risk.
libcdio could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: libcdio could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libcdio: C++ library to read and control CD-ROM (development files) Details: Mansour Gashasbi discovered that libcdio incorrectly handled certain memory operations when parsing an ISO file, leading to a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow Ubuntu moderate severity system update libcdio

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libcdio++1t64 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2 libcdio19t64 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2 libiso9660++0t64 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2 libiso9660-11t64 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2 libudf0t64 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 23.10 libcdio++1 2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2 libcdio19 2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2 libiso9660++0 2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2 libiso9660-11 2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2 libudf0 2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libcdio++1 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2 libcdio19 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2 libiso9660++0 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2 libiso9660-11 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2 libudf0 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS libcdio18 2.0.0-2ubuntu0.2 libiso9660-11 2.0.0-2ubuntu0.2 libudf0 2.0.0-2ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libcdio17 1.0.0-2ubuntu2+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro libiso9660-10 1.0.0-2ubuntu2+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro libudf0 1.0.0-2ubuntu2+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libcdio13 0.83-4.2ubuntu1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro libiso9660-8 0.83-4.2ubuntu1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro libudf0 0.83-4.2ubuntu1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libcdio13 0.83-4.1ubuntu1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro libiso9660-8 0.83-4.1ubuntu1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro libudf0 0.83-4.1ubuntu1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6855-1

CVE-2024-36600

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6855-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow Ubuntu moderate severity system update libcdio

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcdio/2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcdio/2.0.0-2ubuntu0.2

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