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RHEL 6 : libsndfile (RHSA-2011:1084)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 55636

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated libsndfile packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The libsndfile packages provide a library for reading and writing sound files.

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was found in the way the libsndfile library processed certain Ensoniq PARIS Audio Format (PAF) audio files. An attacker could create a specially crafted PAF file that, when opened, could cause an application using libsndfile to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2011-2696)

Users of libsndfile are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. All running applications using libsndfile must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Update the affected libsndfile, libsndfile-debuginfo and / or libsndfile-devel packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2011-2696

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1084

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 55636

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2011-1084.nasl

Version: 1.19

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/21/2011

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsndfile-debuginfo, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsndfile, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libsndfile-devel, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.1

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/20/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-2696

BID: 48644

RHSA: 2011:1084