Libvorbis/Mumble Security Updates for Debian

Posted by Philipp Esselbach on: 02/20/2012 10:27 AM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ]

The following two security updates has been released for Debian GNU/Linux: [SECURITY] [DSA 2412-1] libvorbis security update, and [SECURITY] [DSA 2411-1] mumble security update

[SECURITY] [DSA 2412-1] libvorbis security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2412-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
February 19, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : libvorbis
Vulnerability : buffer overflow
Problem type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-0444

It was discovered that a heap overflow in the Vorbis audio compression
library could lead to the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed
Ogg Vorbis file is processed.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.1-1+squeeze1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem will be fixed soon.

We recommend that you upgrade your libvorbis packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/

[SECURITY] [DSA 2411-1] mumble security update

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2411-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer
February 19, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : mumble
Vulnerability : information disclosure
Problem type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2012-0863
Debian Bug : 659039

It was discovered that mumble, a VoIP client, does not probably manage
permission on its user-specific configuration files, allowing other
local users on the system to access them.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.2.2-6+squeeze1.

For the testing distribution (wheezy) and the unstable distribution
(sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.3-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your mumble packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/