Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5733.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5733-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'flac' package(s) announced via the USN-5733-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'flac' package(s) announced via the USN-5733-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that FLAC was not properly performing memory management operations, which could result in a memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FLAC to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2017-6888) It was discovered that FLAC was not properly performing bounds checking operations when decoding data. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or to cause FLAC to crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-0499) It was discovered that FLAC was not properly performing bounds checking operations when encoding data. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information or to cause FLAC to crash, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2021-0561) Affected Software/OS: 'flac' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6888 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KNZYTAU5UWBVXVJ4VHDWPR66ZVDLQZRE/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33W6XZAAEJYRGU3XYHRO7XSYEA7YACUB/ https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/82639/ https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-7/ https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00001.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-0499 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VPA5GAEKPXKAHGHHBI4X7AFNI4BMOVG3/ https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-12-01 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf9fa47ab66495c78bb4120b0754dd9531ca2ff0430f6685ac9b07772@%3Cdev.mina.apache.org%3E Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-0561 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EWXBVMPPSL377I7YM55ZYXVKVMYOKES2/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Q4Y7BW35TGNFYBYBSBDSGLUJHHTYEUSG/ https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-06-01 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00022.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00003.html
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