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Debian: DSA-4140-1 Critical: Libvorbis Out-Of-Bounds Code Execution

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Calendar Grey March 16, 2018
Scroller Debian
Potential security vulnerability linked to out-of-bounds memory manipulation in the Libvorbis audio processing library. Immediate update recommended.
Richard Zhu discovered that an out-of-bounds memory write in the codeboook parsing code of the Libvorbis multimedia library could result in the execution of arbitrary code
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.3.4-2+deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.3.5-4+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your libvorbis packages.

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

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



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Package: libvorbis
CVE ID: CVE-2018-5146

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