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Gentoo: GLSA-202308-12 Low: libfaac Vulnerability Warning

A vulnerability in faac could result in denial of service.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202208-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Low Title: faac: Denial of service Date: August 10, 2022 Bugs: #762505 ID: 202208-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======= A vulnerability in faac could result in denial of service. Background ========= faac contains free MPEG-4 audio codecs by AudioCoding.com. Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/faac < 1.30 > = 1.30 Description ========== An invalid pointer can be dereferenced in the huffcode function of libfaac/huff2.c, leading to a crash. Impact ===== An attacker with the ability to provide crafted input to faac could cause a denial of service. Workaround ========= There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========= All faac users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "> =media-libs/faac-1.30" References ========= [ 1 ] CVE-2018-19886 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19886 Availability =========== This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-16 Concerns? ======== Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. oralternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ====== Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ . A minor advisory for Gentoo users highlights a denial of service vulnerability in faac. Suggested remedial steps are included.. faac Denial Of Service, Gentoo Update, GLSA-202208-16. . Severity: Low. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 10, 2022 •Low Gentoo