Ubuntu alert USN-5721-1 (wavpack)

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Camila Camargo de Matos <camila.camargodematos@canonical.com>
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ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
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[USN-5721-1] WavPack vulnerability
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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 16:01:36 -0300
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5721-1
November 10, 2022

wavpack vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Summary:

WavPack could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted
file.

Software Description:
- wavpack: audio codec (lossy and lossless) - encoder and decoder

Details:

It was discovered that WavPack was not properly performing checks
when dealing with memory. If a user were tricked into decompressing a
specially crafted WavPack Audio File, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause the WavPack decompressor to crash, resulting in a
denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   libwavpack1                     4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2+esm1
   wavpack                         4.75.2-2ubuntu0.2+esm1

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5721-1
   CVE-2022-2476