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openSUSE Leap 15.3: 2022:0052-1 Important: Libsndfile Heap Exploit

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Calendar Grey January 11, 2022
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Patch addresses critical memory corruption in libsndfile, enhancing security protocols for openSUSE users.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for libsndfile fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2021-4156: Fixed heap buffer overflow in flac_buffer_copy that could

potentially lead to heap exploitation (bsc#1194006).

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Topics Covered

security advisory important update libsndfile openSUSE heap buffer

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.3:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.3-2022-52=1

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

libsndfile-debugsource-1.0.28-5.15.1

libsndfile-devel-1.0.28-5.15.1

libsndfile-progs-1.0.28-5.15.1

libsndfile-progs-debuginfo-1.0.28-5.15.1

libsndfile-progs-debugsource-1.0.28-5.15.1

libsndfile1-1.0.28-5.15.1

libsndfile1-debuginfo-1.0.28-5.15.1

- openSUSE Leap 15.3 (x86_64):

libsndfile1-32bit-1.0.28-5.15.1

libsndfile1-32bit-debuginfo-1.0.28-5.15.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4156.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194006

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2022:0052-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 15.3 .

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security advisory important update libsndfile openSUSE heap buffer

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