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SUSE: CVE-2017-6888: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2017-6888: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
04/25/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/03/2018
Modified
10/22/2021

Description

An error in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version 1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-flac
  • suse-upgrade-flac-devel
  • suse-upgrade-flac-devel-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-flac-doc
  • suse-upgrade-libflac-6
  • suse-upgrade-libflac-6-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-libflac8
  • suse-upgrade-libflac8-32bit

References

  • SUSE-SU-2019:0920-1
  • CVE-2017-6888

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