Ubuntu Security Notice 4156-1 - It was discovered that SDL incorrectly handled certain images. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause SDL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4156-1
October 15, 2019
libsdl1.2 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in SDL.
Software Description:
- libsdl1.2: Simple DirectMedia Layer
Details:
It was discovered that SDL incorrectly handled certain images. If a user
were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote attacker could
use this issue to cause SDL to crash, resulting in 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 18.04 LTS:
libsdl1.2debian 1.2.15+dfsg2-0.1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
libsdl1.2debian 1.2.15+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4156-1
CVE-2019-13616, CVE-2019-7572, CVE-2019-7573, CVE-2019-7574,
CVE-2019-7575, CVE-2019-7576, CVE-2019-7577, CVE-2019-7578,
CVE-2019-7635, CVE-2019-7636, CVE-2019-7637, CVE-2019-7638
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsdl1.2/1.2.15+dfsg2-0.1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libsdl1.2/1.2.15+dfsg1-3ubuntu0.1