SUSE: 2020:4509-1 Important: VideoComponent Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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October 27, 2018
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available
Summary
This update for audiofile fixes the following issues: - CVE-2018-17095: A heap-based buffer overflow in Expand3To4Module::run could occurred when running sfconvert leading to crashes or code execution when handling untrusted soundfiles (bsc#1111586). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-2018-2505=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64): audiofile-debuginfo-0.3.6-3.3.1 audiofile-debugsource-0.3.6-3.3.1 audiofile-devel-0.3.6-3.3.1
Topics Covered
References
#1111586
Cross- CVE-2018-17095
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17095.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1111586
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3506-1
Rating: moderate
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