[USN-5749-1] libsamplerate vulnerability
Ian Constantin
ian.constantin at canonical.com
Tue Nov 29 22:12:36 UTC 2022
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5749-1
November 29, 2022
libsamplerate vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
Summary:
libsamplerate could cause a crash if it processed a specially crafted
audio file.
Software Description:
- libsamplerate: Audio sample rate conversion library
Details:
Erik de Castro Lopo and Agostino Sarubbo discovered that libsamplerate
did not properly perform bounds checking. If a user were tricked into
processing a specially crafted audio file, an attacker could possibly
use this issue to cause a crash.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
libsamplerate0 0.1.8-8ubuntu0.1~esm1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5749-1
CVE-2017-7697
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