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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6855-1

Ubuntu Security Notice 6855-1 - Mansour Gashasbi discovered that libcdio incorrectly handled certain memory operations when parsing an ISO file, leading to a buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6855-1
June 28, 2024

libcdio vulnerability

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

  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 23.10
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

libcdio could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

  • libcdio: C++ library to read and control CD-ROM (development files)

Details:

Mansour Gashasbi discovered that libcdio incorrectly handled certain
memory operations when parsing an ISO file, leading to a buffer overflow
vulnerability. An attacker could use this to cause 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 24.04 LTS
libcdio++1t64 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2
libcdio19t64 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2
libiso9660++0t64 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2
libiso9660-11t64 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2
libudf0t64 2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 23.10
libcdio++1 2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2
libcdio19 2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2
libiso9660++0 2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2
libiso9660-11 2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2
libudf0 2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libcdio++1 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2
libcdio19 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2
libiso9660++0 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2
libiso9660-11 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2
libudf0 2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libcdio18 2.0.0-2ubuntu0.2
libiso9660-11 2.0.0-2ubuntu0.2
libudf0 2.0.0-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libcdio17 1.0.0-2ubuntu2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libiso9660-10 1.0.0-2ubuntu2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libudf0 1.0.0-2ubuntu2+esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
libcdio13 0.83-4.2ubuntu1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libiso9660-8 0.83-4.2ubuntu1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libudf0 0.83-4.2ubuntu1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
libcdio13 0.83-4.1ubuntu1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libiso9660-8 0.83-4.1ubuntu1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libudf0 0.83-4.1ubuntu1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6855-1
CVE-2024-36600

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcdio/2.1.0-4.1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcdio/2.1.0-4ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcdio/2.1.0-3ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libcdio/2.0.0-2ubuntu0.2

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