Ubuntu Security Notice 1986-1 - Hamid Zamani discovered multiple security issues in the Network Audio System (NAS) server. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1986-1
October 01, 2013
nas vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Network Audio System (NAS).
Software Description:
- nas: Network Audio System
Details:
Hamid Zamani discovered multiple security issues in the Network Audio
System (NAS) server. An attacker could possibly use these issues to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-4256, CVE-2013-4257)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04:
nas 1.9.3-5ubuntu0.13.04.1
Ubuntu 12.10:
nas 1.9.3-5ubuntu0.12.10.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
nas 1.9.3-4ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1986-1
CVE-2013-4256, CVE-2013-4257
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nas/1.9.3-5ubuntu0.13.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nas/1.9.3-5ubuntu0.12.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nas/1.9.3-4ubuntu0.1