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Debian 9: DLA-2418-1 Critical: libsndfile Buffer Overflows

debian lts
Calendar Grey October 29, 2020
Dist Debian Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4670-1 highlights severe vulnerabilities in openssl, including potential denial of service attacks.
Several issues have been found in libsndfile, a library for reading/writing audio files
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Summary

Several issues have been found in libsndfile, a library for
reading/writing audio files.
All issues are basically divide by zero errors, heap read overflows or
other buffer overlow errors.


For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
1.0.27-3+deb9u1.

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/source-package/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



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Package: libsndfile
Version: 1.0.27-3+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2017-6892 CVE-2017-14245 CVE-2017-14246

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