libsdl1.2 vulnerabilities

16 October 2019

libsdl1.2 vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in SDL.

Software Description

• libsdl1.2 - Simple DirectMedia Layer debug files

Details

USN-4156-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in SDL. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that SDL incorrectly handled certain images. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause SDL to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

libsdl1.2debian - 1.2.15-8ubuntu1.1+esm1

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

libsdl1.2debian - 1.2.14-6.4ubuntu3.2

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• USN-4156-1
• CVE-2019-13616
• CVE-2019-7572
• CVE-2019-7573
• CVE-2019-7574
• CVE-2019-7575
• CVE-2019-7576
• CVE-2019-7577
• CVE-2019-7578
• CVE-2019-7635
• CVE-2019-7636
• CVE-2019-7637