| USN-580-1: libcdio vulnerability |
| Written by webmaster | |
| Thursday, 21 February 2008 | |
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Referenced CVEs: CVE-2007-6613 Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-580-1 February 20, 2008
libcdio vulnerability
CVE-2007-6613
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 6.10
Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
libcdio6 0.76-1ubuntu1.6.06.1
Ubuntu 6.10:
libcdio6 0.76-1ubuntu1.6.10.1
Ubuntu 7.04:
libcdio6 0.76-1ubuntu2.7.04.1
Ubuntu 7.10:
libcdio6 0.76-1ubuntu2.7.10.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
Details follow:
Devon Miller discovered that the iso-info and cd-info tools did not
properly perform bounds checking. If a user were tricked into using
these tools with a crafted iso image, an attacker could cause a
denial of service via a core dump, and possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Read more at: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-580-1 |
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