Debian DSA-4947-1 : libsndfile - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 152165

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-4947 advisory.

Andrea Fioraldi discovered a buffer overflow in libsndfile, a library for reading/writing audio files, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code when processing a malformed audio file. For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.28-6+deb10u1. We recommend that you upgrade your libsndfile packages. For the detailed security status of libsndfile please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security- tracker.debian.org/tracker/libsndfile

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the libsndfile packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.28-6+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 152165

File Name: debian_DSA-4947.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 7/31/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3246

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsndfile1-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsndfile1, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sndfile-programs, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/30/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/20/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3246

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