[USN-6360-1] FLAC vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6360-1
September 12, 2023
flac vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
FLAC could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- flac: Free Lossless Audio Codec
Details:
It was discovered that FLAC incorrectly handled encoding certain files. A
remote attacker could use this issue to cause FLAC 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 22.04 LTS:
flac 1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2
libflac8 1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
flac 1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2
libflac8 1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6360-1
CVE-2020-22219
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2
A FLAC security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS and 22.04 LTS.