Synopsis: Moderate: libsndfile security update
Issue Date: 2011-07-20
CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-2696
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The libsndfile packages provide a library for reading and writing sound
files.
An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was
found in the way the libsndfile library processed certain Ensoniq PARIS
Audio Format (PAF) audio files. An attacker could create a
specially-crafted PAF file that, when opened, could cause an application
using libsndfile to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2011-2696)
Users of libsndfile are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue. All running applications
using libsndfile must be restarted for the update to take effect.
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SL6
x86_64
libsndfile-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
libsndfile-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
libsndfile-devel-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
libsndfile-devel-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
i386
libsndfile-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
libsndfile-devel-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
– Scientific Linux Development Team
