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Ubuntu 14.10: 2426-1 Critical: Flac Remote Code Execution Advisory

FLAC could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.. =========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2426-1 November 27, 2014 flac vulnerabilities ========================================================================= A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 14.10 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: FLAC could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - flac: Free Lossless Audio Codec Details: Michele Spagnuolo discovered that FLAC incorrectly handled certain malformed audio files. An attacker could use this issue to cause FLAC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: libflac++6 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1 libflac8 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libflac++6 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 libflac8 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libflac++6 1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1 libflac8 1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libflac++6 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 libflac8 1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: CVE-2014-8962, CVE-2014-9028 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.3.0-2ubuntu0.14.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.2.1-6ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 . New FLAC security issues found in Ubuntu. Guidance for updates across multiple releases shared on November27, 2014.. Ubuntu Security Notice, Flac Crash, Remote Code Execution. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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