SUSE SLES11 Security Update : libsndfile (SUSE-SU-2019:14008-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 123674

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

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).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Solution

To install this SUSE Security 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

SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-libsndfile-14008=1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123674

File Name: suse_SU-2019-14008-1.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 4/3/2019

Updated: 6/6/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.8

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-14246

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsndfile

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/2/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/21/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-14246, CVE-2017-17456, CVE-2017-17457, CVE-2018-19758

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