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Red Hat: RHSA-2012:0136-01 libvorbis Important Risk Buffer Overflow

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Updated libvorbis packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having [More...]
====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: libvorbis security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2012:0136-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0136.html
Issue date:        2012-02-15
CVE Names:         CVE-2012-0444 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

Updated libvorbis packages that fix one security issue are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having
important security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)
base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the
CVE link in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, ppc64, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

3. Description:

The libvorbis packages contain runtime libraries for use in programs that
support Ogg Vorbis. Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and
royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the libvorbis
library parsed Ogg Vorbis media files. If a specially-crafted Ogg Vorbis
media file was opened by an application using libvorbis, it could cause the
application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-0444)

Users of libvorbis should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
a backported patch to correct this issue. The desktop must be restarted
(log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

786026 - CVE-2012-0444 Firefox: Ogg Vorbis Decoding Memory Corruption (MFSA 2012-07)

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm

ia64:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm

ppc:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ppc.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ppc64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ppc.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ppc64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ppc.rpm

s390:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390.rpm

s390x:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390x.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390x.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm

ia64:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm

ia64:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm

ia64:
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.ia64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.ia64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.ia64.rpm

ppc:
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.ppc.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.ppc64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.ppc.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.ppc64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.ppc.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.s390.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.s390x.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.s390.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.s390x.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.s390.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.i386.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.1.2-3.el5_7.6.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

noarch:
libvorbis-devel-docs-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):

Source:

x86_64:
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6):

Source:

noarch:
libvorbis-devel-docs-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

ppc64:
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.ppc.rpm
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.ppc64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.ppc.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.s390.rpm
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.s390x.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.s390.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

noarch:
libvorbis-devel-docs-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.noarch.rpm

ppc64:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.ppc.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.ppc64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.ppc.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.ppc64.rpm

s390x:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.s390.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.s390x.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.s390.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6):

Source:

i386:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm

noarch:
libvorbis-devel-docs-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.noarch.rpm

x86_64:
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-debuginfo-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.i686.rpm
libvorbis-devel-1.2.3-4.el6_2.1.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and 
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key#package

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0444
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is .  More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact

Copyright 2012 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: RHSA-2012:0136-01 libvorbis Important Risk Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey February 15, 2012
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Critical libvorbis patch for CentOS 4, 5, and 6 mitigates a buffer overflow vulnerability successfully.
Updated libvorbis packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Summary

The libvorbis packages contain runtime libraries for use in programs that support Ogg Vorbis. Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the libvorbis library parsed Ogg Vorbis media files. If a specially-crafted Ogg Vorbis media file was opened by an application using libvorbis, it could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2012-0444)
Users of libvorbis should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. The desktop must be restarted (log out, then log back in) for this update to take effect.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0444 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386: libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
ia64: libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ia64.rpm
ppc: libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ppc.rpm libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ppc64.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ppc.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ppc64.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.ppc.rpm
s390: libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390.rpm
s390x: libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390.rpm libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390x.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390x.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386: libvorbis-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.1.0-4.el4.5.i386.rpm
x86_64:

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:0136-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2012-02-15

Topic

Updated libvorbis packages that fix one security issue are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, and 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from theCVE link in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - noarch, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, noarch, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

786026 - CVE-2012-0444 Firefox: Ogg Vorbis Decoding Memory Corruption (MFSA 2012-07)

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