USN-6360-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6360-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6360-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6360-1
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Published
2023-09-12T16:36:18.643334Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:37:55Z
Summary
flac vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that FLAC incorrectly handled encoding certain files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FLAC to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / flac

Package

Name
flac
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/flac@1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.3-1
1.3.3-1build1
1.3.3-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "flac"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libflac++-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libflac++6v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libflac-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libflac8"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / flac

Package

Name
flac
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/flac@1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.3.3-2
1.3.3-2build1
1.3.3-2build2
1.3.3-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "flac"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libflac++-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libflac++6v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libflac-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.3.3-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libflac8"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}