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SUSE: 2025:1559-1 moderate: audiofile DoS and info leak fixes

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Calendar Grey May 15, 2025
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SUSE unveils crucial security patch for audiofile addressing significant vulnerabilities tied to data exposure and denial-of-service risks.
* bsc#1140031 * bsc#1196487 Cross-References: * CVE-2019-13147

Summary

## This update for audiofile fixes the following issues: * CVE-2019-13147: Fixed NULL pointer dereference in ulaw2linear_buf that could lead to DOS (bsc#1140031). * CVE-2022-24599: unverified user input when processing audio files can lead to information leak (bsc#1196487). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-1559=1 * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP6-2025-1559=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * audiofile-0.3.6-150000.3.12.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate information leak DoS openSUSE audiofile

References

* bsc#1140031

* bsc#1196487

Cross-

* CVE-2019-13147

* CVE-2022-24599

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2019-13147 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2019-13147 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2019-13147 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2022-24599 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2022-24599 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:1559-1
Release Date: 2025-05-15T11:19:29Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate information leak DoS openSUSE audiofile

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