========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3604-1 March 22, 2018 libvorbis vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.10 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: libvorbis could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - libvorbis: The Vorbis General Audio Compression Codec Details: Richard Zhu discovered that libvorbis incorrectly handled certain sound files. An attacker could use this to cause libvorbis to crash, resulting in a denial or service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10: libvorbis0a 1.3.5-4ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libvorbis0a 1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libvorbis0a 1.3.2-1.3ubuntu1.2 After a standard system upgrade you need to restart any applications that use libvorbis, such as Totem and gtkpod, to effect the necessary changes. References: https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3604-1 CVE-2018-5146 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvorbis/1.3.5-4ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvorbis/1.3.5-3ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvorbis/1.3.2-1.3ubuntu1.2