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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5656-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 5656-1 - Joseph Yasi discovered that JACK incorrectly handled the closing of a socket in certain conditions. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a crash.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5656-1October 04, 2022jackd2 vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 ESMSummary:JACK could cause a crash in certain conditions.Software Description:- jackd2: JACK Audio Connection Kit (server and example clients)Details:Joseph Yasi discovered that JACK incorrectly handled the closing of a socket in certain conditions. An attacker could potentially use this issue to cause a crash.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: jackd2 1.9.10+20150825git1ed50c92~dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1 jackd2-firewire 1.9.10+20150825git1ed50c92~dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1 libjack-jackd2-0 1.9.10+20150825git1ed50c92~dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm1In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5656-1 CVE-2019-13351