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Debian Security Advisory

DLA-3058-1 libsndfile -- LTS security update

Date Reported:

28 Jun 2022

Affected Packages:

libsndfile

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2017-12562, CVE-2021-4156.

More information:

Two issues have been found in libsndfile, a library for reading/writing audio files.

• CVE-2017-12562

  Due to a possible heap buffer overflow attack in an attacker could cause a remote denial of service attack by tricking the function into outputting a largeamount of data.

• CVE-2021-4156

  Using a crafted FLAC file, an attacker could trigger an out-of-bounds read that would most likely cause a crash but could potentially leak memory information.

  For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.27-3+deb9u3.

  We recommend that you upgrade your libsndfile packages.

  For the detailed security status of libsndfile please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libsndfile

  Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS