Debian 9: DLA-2697-1 Severe Fluidsynth Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerbility has been found in fluidsynth, a real-time MIDI software
synthesizer.
Using a special crafted soundfont2 file, a use after free vulnerability
might result in arbitrary code execution or a denial of service (DoS).


For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
1.1.6-4+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your fluidsynth packages.

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

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