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Debian 9: DSA-4192-1 Critical: Libmad Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2018
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An essential patch for the libmad framework addresses numerous weaknesses that may lead to service interruptions triggered by corrupted sound files.
Several vulnerabilities were discovered in MAD, an MPEG audio decoder library, which could result in denial of service if a malformed audio file is processed
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Summary

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in MAD, an MPEG audio decoder
library, which could result in denial of service if a malformed audio
file is processed.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 0.15.1b-8+deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 0.15.1b-8+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libmad packages.

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

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: libmad
CVE ID: CVE-2017-8372 CVE-2017-8373 CVE-2017-8374

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