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Red Hat: RHSA-2021:3295-01 Important: libsndfile Heap Overflow

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Calendar Grey August 30, 2021
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Boost your system's protection by applying the current libsndfile patch for Red Hat, which tackles significant heap overflow vulnerabilities.
An update for libsndfile is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Red Hat Enterprise Linux heap overflow important update 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 Client (v. 7):
Source: libsndfile-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.src.rpm
x86_64: libsndfile-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm libsndfile-devel-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-devel-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm libsndfile-utils-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7):
Source: libsndfile-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.src.rpm
x86_64: libsndfile-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7):
x86_64: libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm libsndfile-devel-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.i686.rpm libsndfile-devel-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm libsndfile-utils-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7):
Source: libsndfile-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.src.rpm
ppc64: libsndfile-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.ppc.rpm libsndfile-1.0.25-12.el7_9.1.ppc64.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


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Advisory ID: RHSA-2021:3295-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:3295
Issue date: 2021-08-30

Topic

An update for libsndfile is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux heap overflow important update libsndfile

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) - ppc64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) - x86_64

Bugs Fixed

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

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