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Gentoo: GLSA-201707-02 Normal: Game Music Emu Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey July 8, 2017
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Game Sound Emu contains multiple security flaws which could permit unauthorized code execution or lead to service interruptions; please update immediately.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Game Music Emu, the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Game Music Emu. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo code execution multiple vulnerabilities normal severity game music emu

Resolution

All Game Music Emu users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/game-music-emu-0.6.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-9957 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9957 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-9958 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9958 [ 3 ] CVE-2016-9959 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9959 [ 4 ] CVE-2016-9960 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9960 [ 5 ] CVE-2016-9961 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9961

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-02
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: Game Music Emu: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 08, 2017
Bugs: #603092
ID: 201707-02

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo code execution multiple vulnerabilities normal severity game music emu

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Game Music Emu, the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Game Music Emu is a multi-purpose console music emulator and player library.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/game-music-emu < 0.6.1 >= 0.6.1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SPC music file, using Game Music Emu or an application linked against the Game Music Emu library, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.