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Ubuntu 25.04: fdkaac Critical Denial of Service Issues USN-7660-1

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in fdkaac.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7660-1
July 22, 2025

fdkaac vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in fdkaac.

Software Description:
- fdkaac: Command line frontend for libfdk-aac

Details:

It was discovered that fdkaac did not correctly handle certain input. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2022-36148)

It was discovered that fdkaac did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2022-37781, CVE-2023-34823, CVE-2023-34824)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  fdkaac                          1.0.0-1ubuntu0.25.04.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  fdkaac                          1.0.0-1ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  fdkaac                          1.0.0-1ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  fdkaac                          0.6.3-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  fdkaac                          0.6.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  fdkaac                          0.6.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7660-1
  CVE-2022-36148, CVE-2022-37781, CVE-2023-34823, CVE-2023-34824

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fdkaac/1.0.0-1ubuntu0.25.04.1

Ubuntu 25.04: fdkaac Critical Denial of Service Issues USN-7660-1

ubuntu
Calendar Grey July 22, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities in fdkaac addressed in various Ubuntu editions. All impacted systems advised to apply updates.
Several security issues were fixed in fdkaac.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in fdkaac. Software Description: - fdkaac: Command line frontend for libfdk-aac Details: It was discovered that fdkaac did not correctly handle certain input. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-36148) It was discovered that fdkaac did not correctly handle certain memory operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-37781, CVE-2023-34823, CVE-2023-34824)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 fdkaac 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.25.04.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS fdkaac 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.24.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS fdkaac 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS fdkaac 0.6.3-1ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS fdkaac 0.6.3-1ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS fdkaac 0.6.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7660-1

CVE-2022-36148, CVE-2022-37781, CVE-2023-34823, CVE-2023-34824

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7660-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fdkaac/1.0.0-1ubuntu0.25.04.1

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