Gentoo: GLSA-202310-01 Critical Memory Corruption in libpng Identified
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December 3, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libsndfile, the worst of which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libsndfile. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All libsndfile users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.26"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2014-9496 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-9496 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-7805 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-7805
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-03
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: libsndfile: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 03, 2016
Bugs: #533750, #566682
ID: 201612-03
Topics Covered
Background
libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing
sampled sound.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libsndfile < 1.0.26 >= 1.0.26
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,
possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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