[USN-5586-1] SDL vulnerability

Ian Constantin ian.constantin at canonical.com
Mon Aug 29 21:31:15 UTC 2022


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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5586-1
August 29, 2022

libsdl1.2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Summary:

SDL could be made to crash or behave unexpectedly.

Software Description:
- libsdl1.2: Simple DirectMedia Layer

Details:

It was discovered that SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) incorrectly 
handled memory. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause
a denial of service or other unexpected behavior.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
   libsdl1.2debian                 1.2.15+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1+esm2

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5586-1
   CVE-2022-34568
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