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Amazon Linux 2 : libsndfile (ALAS-2020-1435)

high Nessus Plugin ID 137566

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of libsndfile installed on the remote host is prior to 1.0.25-11. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2020-1435 advisory.

 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. (CVE-2018-13139)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update libsndfile' to update your system.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-13139

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2020-1435.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 137566

File Name: al2_ALAS-2020-1435.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/18/2020

Updated: 12/11/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-13139

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libsndfile-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libsndfile, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libsndfile-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libsndfile-utils

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/4/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-13139

ALAS: 2020-1435