========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8206-1 April 23, 2026
libopenmpt vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Summary:
OpenMPT could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Software Description:
- libopenmpt: module music library based on OpenMPT
Details:
Antonio Morales Maldonado discovered that OpenMPT did not properly limit
the length of strings in certain cases, leading to a buffer overflow.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause OpenMPT to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
libopenmpt-dev 0.3.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libopenmpt-modplug1 0.3.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libopenmpt0 0.3.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
openmpt123 0.3.6-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8206-1
CVE-2019-17113
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