Ubuntu Security Notice USN-580-1
20th February, 2008
libcdio vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 7.10
- Ubuntu 7.04
- Ubuntu 6.10
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Software description
- libcdio
Details
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 (core dump) and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 7.10:
- libcdio6 0.76-1ubuntu2.7.10.1
- Ubuntu 7.04:
- libcdio6 0.76-1ubuntu2.7.04.1
- Ubuntu 6.10:
- libcdio6 0.76-1ubuntu1.6.10.1
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- libcdio6 0.76-1ubuntu1.6.06.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.