Security update for libsndfile

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2019:14008-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-17456 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-17456 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-17457 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-17457 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-19758 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2018-19758 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for libsndfile fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-17456: Prevent segmentation fault in the function d2alaw_array() that may have lead to a remote DoS (bsc#1071777).
  • CVE-2017-17457: Prevent segmentation fault in the function d2ulaw_array() that may have lead to a remote DoS, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-14246 (bsc#1071767).
  • CVE-2018-19758: Fixed a heap-based buffer over-read at wav.c in wav_write_header that could have been used for a denial of service attack (bsc#1117954).

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-libsndfile-14008=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libsndfile-14008=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-libsndfile-14008=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libsndfile-devel-1.0.20-2.19.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • libsndfile-1.0.20-2.19.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • libsndfile-x86-1.0.20-2.19.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libsndfile-32bit-1.0.20-2.19.12.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • libsndfile-1.0.20-2.19.12.1
    • libsndfile-32bit-1.0.20-2.19.12.1

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