USN-3578-1: WavPack vulnerabilities
Publication date
22 February 2018
Overview
Several security issues were fixed in WavPack.
Releases
Packages
- wavpack - audio codec (lossy and lossless) - encoder and decoder
Details
It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain DSDIFF files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code or
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7253)
It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain CAF files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-7254)
It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain DSDIFF files.
An attacker could possibly use this to execute arbitrary code or
cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-7253)
It was discovered that WavPack incorrectly handled certain CAF files.
An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2018-7254)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.10 artful | libwavpack1 – 5.1.0-2ubuntu0.2 | ||
| wavpack – 5.1.0-2ubuntu0.2 | |||
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