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Ubuntu alert USN-1370-1 (libvorbis)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1370-1 February 20, 2012 libvorbis vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Summary: libvorbis could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libvorbis: The Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec Details: It was discovered that libvorbis did not correctly handle certain malformed ogg files. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted ogg file with an application that uses libvorbis, an attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: libvorbis0a 1.3.2-1ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 11.04: libvorbis0a 1.3.2-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 10.10: libvorbis0a 1.3.1-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libvorbis0a 1.2.3-3ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1370-1 CVE-2012-0444 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvorbis/1.3.2-1ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvorbis/1.3.2-1ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvorbis/1.3.1-1ubu... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvorbis/1.2.3-3ubu... -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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