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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-13139: Security patch for libsndfile (ALAS-2020-1435)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2018-13139: Security patch for libsndfile (ALAS-2020-1435)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
07/04/2018
Created
06/18/2020
Added
06/18/2020
Modified
09/30/2022

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow in psf_memset in common.c in libsndfile 1.0.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted audio file. The vulnerability can be triggered by the executable sndfile-deinterleave.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libsndfile
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libsndfile-debuginfo
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libsndfile-devel
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-libsndfile-utils

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