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openSUSE: 2023:3678-1 Moderate: MP3 Decoder Buffer Overflow Resolution

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Calendar Grey September 18, 2023
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A new security patch for Flac addresses problems linked to buffer overflow vulnerabilities and includes detailed guidance for openSUSE users on how to apply the update.
This update for flac fixes the following issues: CVE-2020-22219: Fixed a buffer overflow in function bitwriter_grow_ which might allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary code via c...

Description

This update for flac fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2020-22219: Fixed a buffer overflow in function bitwriter_grow_ which

might allow a remote attacker to run arbitrary code via crafted input to the

encoder. (bsc#1214615)

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow software patch moderate severity software fix openSUSE flac update

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15.4

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2023-3635=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-3635=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2023-3635=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2023-3635=1

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP4-2023-3635=1

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2023-3635=1

* SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Proxy-4.2-2023-3635=1

* SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SUSE-Manager-Retail-Branch-

Server-4.2-2023-3635=1

* SUSE Manager Server 4.2

zypper in -t patch...

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Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* flac-devel-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC8-debuginfo-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* flac-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC8-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC++6-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* flac-debuginfo-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* flac-debugsource-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC++6-debuginfo-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64)

* flac-devel-32bit-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC++6-32bit-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC++6-32bit-debuginfo-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC8-32bit-debuginfo-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC8-32bit-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (noarch)

* flac-doc-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* flac-devel-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC8-debuginfo-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* flac-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC8-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC++6-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* flac-debuginfo-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* flac-debugsource-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* libFLAC++6-debuginfo-1.3.2-150000.3.14.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (x86_64)

*...

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References

* #1214615

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-22219.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214615

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:3635-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow software patch moderate severity software fix openSUSE flac update

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