Updated GPAC packages has been released for Ubuntu Linux
=========================================================================GPAC Security Update for Ubuntu
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3926-1
March 29, 2019
gpac vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
GPAC could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- gpac: GPAC Project on Advanced Content
Details:
It was discovered that the GPAC MP4Box utility incorrectly handled certain
memory operations. If an user or automated system were tricked into opening a
specially crafted MP4 file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause
MP4Box to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10:
gpac 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-4ubuntu0.1
gpac-modules-base 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-4ubuntu0.1
libgpac4 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
gpac 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-3ubuntu0.1
gpac-modules-base 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-3ubuntu0.1
libgpac4 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-3ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
gpac 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-1ubuntu0.1
gpac-modules-base 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-1ubuntu0.1
libgpac4 0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-1ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3926-1
CVE-2018-1000100, CVE-2018-13005, CVE-2018-13006, CVE-2018-20760,
CVE-2018-20761, CVE-2018-20762, CVE-2018-20763, CVE-2018-7752
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpac/0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-4ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpac/0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-3ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpac/0.5.2-426-gc5ad4e4+dfsg5-1ubuntu0.1