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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6360-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6360-1 - 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.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6360-1September 12, 2023flac vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS- Ubuntu 20.04 LTSSummary:FLAC could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened aspecially crafted file.Software Description:- flac: Free Lossless Audio CodecDetails:It was discovered that FLAC incorrectly handled encoding certain files. Aremote attacker could use this issue to cause FLAC to crash, resulting in adenial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: flac 1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2 libflac8 1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: flac 1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2 libflac8 1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6360-1 CVE-2020-22219Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/flac/1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2Related news
Debian Linux Security Advisory 5500-1 - A buffer overflow was discovered in flac, a library handling Free Lossless Audio Codec media, which could potentially result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5044-01 - FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. FLAC is similar to Ogg Vorbis, but lossless. The FLAC project consists of the stream format, reference encoders and decoders in library form, a command-line program to encode and decode FLAC files, and a command-line metadata editor for FLAC files. Issues addressed include a code execution vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5047-01 - FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. FLAC is similar to Ogg Vorbis, but lossless. The FLAC project consists of the stream format, reference encoders and decoders in library form, a command-line program to encode and decode FLAC files, and a command-line metadata editor for FLAC files. Issues addressed include a code execution vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5045-01 - FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. FLAC is similar to Ogg Vorbis, but lossless. The FLAC project consists of the stream format, reference encoders and decoders in library form, a command-line program to encode and decode FLAC files, and a command-line metadata editor for FLAC files. Issues addressed include a code execution vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5048-01 - FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. FLAC is similar to Ogg Vorbis, but lossless. The FLAC project consists of the stream format, reference encoders and decoders in library form, a command-line program to encode and decode FLAC files, and a command-line metadata editor for FLAC files. Issues addressed include a code execution vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5042-01 - FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. FLAC is similar to Ogg Vorbis, but lossless. The FLAC project consists of the stream format, reference encoders and decoders in library form, a command-line program to encode and decode FLAC files, and a command-line metadata editor for FLAC files. Issues addressed include a code execution vulnerability.
Red Hat Security Advisory 2023-5043-01 - FLAC stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. FLAC is similar to Ogg Vorbis, but lossless. The FLAC project consists of the stream format, reference encoders and decoders in library form, a command-line program to encode and decode FLAC files, and a command-line metadata editor for FLAC files. Issues addressed include a code execution vulnerability.
An update for flac is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2020-22219: A flaw was found in the libeconf library. This issue occurs due to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the bitwriter_grow_ function in FLAC that allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via crafted input to the encoder.
An update for flac is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2020-22219: A flaw was found in the libeconf library. This issue occurs due to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the bitwriter_grow_ function in FLAC that allows remote attackers to run ...
An update for flac is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.This content is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). If you distribute this content, or a modified version of it, you must provide attribution to Red Hat Inc. and provide a link to the original. Related CVEs: * CVE-2020-22219: A flaw was found in the libeconf library. This issue occurs due to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the bitwriter_grow_ function in FLAC that allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via crafted input to the encoder.
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function bitwriter_grow_ in flac before 1.4.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via crafted input to the encoder.