• ncmpc vulnerability

    From bugz_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Thu Sep 17 00:10:00 2020
    ncmpc vulnerability

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

    * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

    Summary

    ncmpc could be made to crash if it received a long chat message.

    Software Description

    * ncmpc - ncurses-based audio player

    Details

    It was discovered that ncmpc incorrectly handled long chat
    messages. A remote attacker could possibly exploit this with a
    crafted chat message, causing ncmpc to crash, resulting in a
    denial of service. (CVE-2018-9240)

    Update instructions

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

    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    ncmpc - 0.24-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1
    ncmpc-lyrics - 0.24-1+deb8u1build0.16.04.1

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

    After a standard system update you need to restart ncmpc to make
    all the necessary changes.

    References

    * CVE-2018-9240

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