Mageia 2020-0480: flac security update

Date 29 Dec 2020

Category Mageia Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

In FLAC__bitreader_read_rice_signed_block of bitreader.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation (CVE-2020-0499).

MGASA-2020-0480 - Updated flac packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 29 Dec 2020
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0480.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 7
CVE: CVE-2020-0499

In FLAC__bitreader_read_rice_signed_block of bitreader.c, there is a possible
out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote
information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User
interaction is needed for exploitation (CVE-2020-0499).

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27933
- https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2020-December/008120.html
- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./thread/3IU5K7DTVB7RH7VVIUTMX4XFQDWSHYUS/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-0499

SRPMS:
- 7/core/flac-1.3.2-3.1.mga7