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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.4939
USN-6313-1: FAAD2 vulnerabilities
30 August 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: FAAD2
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-38858 CVE-2023-38857 CVE-2021-32278
CVE-2021-32277 CVE-2021-32276 CVE-2021-32274
CVE-2021-32273 CVE-2021-32272
Original Bulletin:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6313-1
Comment: CVSS (Max): 7.8 CVE-2021-32278 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: NIST
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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USN-6313-1: FAAD2 vulnerabilities
29 August 2023
Several security issues were fixed in FAAD2.
Releases
o Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
o Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Packages
o faad2 - Freeware Advanced Audio (AAC) Decoder
Details
It was discovered that FAAD2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
( CVE-2021-32272 , CVE-2021-32273 , CVE-2021-32274 , CVE-2021-32277 ,
CVE-2021-32278 , CVE-2023-38857 , CVE-2023-38858 )
It was discovered that FAAD2 incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
( CVE-2021-32276 )
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 20.04
o faad - 2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
o libfaad-dev - 2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
o libfaad2 - 2.9.1-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.04
o faad - 2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o libfaad-dev - 2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o libfaad2 - 2.8.8-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
o faad - 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o libfaad-dev - 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o libfaad2 - 2.8.0~cvs20150510-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
o faad - 2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o libfaad-dev - 2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
o libfaad2 - 2.7-8+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2021-32276
o CVE-2021-32278
o CVE-2023-38857
o CVE-2021-32273
o CVE-2021-32274
o CVE-2021-32277
o CVE-2023-38858
o CVE-2021-32272
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