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Red Hat Enterprise Linux: RHSA-2009:1219-01 Critical: libvorbis DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey August 18, 2009
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Security patch released for critical libvorbis vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Update promptly to prevent potential attacks.
Updated libvorbis packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having important security impact b...

Solution

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

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

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.
An insufficient input validation flaw was found in the way libvorbis processes the codec file headers (static mode headers and encoding books) of the Ogg Vorbis audio file format (Ogg). A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted Ogg file that would cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of an application using the libvorbis library when opened by a victim. (CVE-2009-2663)
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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Red Hat Enterprise Linux security impact important update libvorbis

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-2663 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386: libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm
ia64: libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.ia64.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.ia64.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.0-11.el3.ia64.rpm
ppc: libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.ppc.rpm libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.ppc64.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.ppc.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.ppc64.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.0-11.el3.ppc.rpm
s390: libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.s390.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.s390.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.0-11.el3.s390.rpm
s390x: libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.s390.rpm libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.s390x.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.s390.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.s390x.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.0-11.el3.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.x86_64.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.x86_64.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.0-11.el3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
i386: libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm libvorbis-devel-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm
x86_64: libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm libvorbis-1.0-11.el3.x86_64.rpm libvorbis-debuginfo-1.0-11.el3.i386.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2009:1219-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1219.html
Issue date: 2009-08-18

Topic

Updated libvorbis packages that fix one security issue are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.This update has been rated as having important security impact by the RedHat Security Response Team.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory DoS Red Hat Enterprise Linux security impact important update libvorbis

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64

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

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

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

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

Bugs Fixed

516259 - CVE-2009-2663 libvorbis: Improper codec headers processing (DoS, ACE)

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