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SUSE SLES15 Security Update : libsndfile (SUSE-SU-2022:0052-2)

high Nessus Plugin ID 158142

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE- SU-2022:0052-2 advisory.

 - An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in libsndfile's FLAC codec functionality. An attacker who is able to submit a specially crafted file (via tricking a user to open or otherwise) to an application linked with libsndfile and using the FLAC codec, could trigger an out-of-bounds read that would most likely cause a crash but could potentially leak memory information that could be used in further exploitation of other flaws. (CVE-2021-4156)

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

Solution

Update the affected libsndfile-devel and / or libsndfile1 packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1194006

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4156

http://www.nessus.org/u?2ec9588e

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 158142

File Name: suse_SU-2022-0052-2.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/18/2022

Updated: 7/13/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.0

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-2021-4156

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsndfile1, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:libsndfile-devel, cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15

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: 2/17/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-4156

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2022:0052-2