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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 RHSA-2021:3253-01 Important Heap Overflow

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Calendar Grey August 26, 2021
Dist Redhat Esm H88
New libsndfile version released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. This update addresses critical security vulnerabilities.
An update for libsndfile is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing sampled sound, such as AIFF, AU, or WAV.
Security Fix(es):
* libsndfile: Heap buffer overflow via crafted WAV file allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-3246)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat arbitrary code execution important heap overflow libsndfile

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3246 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8):
Source: libsndfile-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.src.rpm
aarch64: libsndfile-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm libsndfile-debugsource-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm libsndfile-utils-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le: libsndfile-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm libsndfile-debugsource-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm libsndfile-utils-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: libsndfile-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm libsndfile-debugsource-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm libsndfile-utils-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libsndfile-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm libsndfile-debugsource-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-debugsource-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm libsndfile-utils-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-utils-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8):
aarch64: libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm libsndfile-debugsource-1.0.28-10.el8_4.1.aarch64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Severity
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Critical

Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:3253-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3253
Issue date: 2021-08-24

Topic

An update for libsndfile is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security update Red Hat arbitrary code execution important heap overflow libsndfile

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1984319 - CVE-2021-3246 libsndfile: Heap buffer overflow via crafted WAV file allows arbitrary code execution

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