SB2022100620 - Ubuntu update for jackd2
Published: October 6, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022100620
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13351)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources in posix/JackSocket.cpp in libjack caused by a double file descriptor close issue during a failed connection attempt when jackd2 is not running. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information of corrupt files on the system, resulting in a DoS attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.