Medium: libsndfile

Issue Overview:

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)

Affected Packages:

libsndfile

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update libsndfile to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    libsndfile-1.0.25-11.amzn2.aarch64  
    libsndfile-devel-1.0.25-11.amzn2.aarch64  
    libsndfile-utils-1.0.25-11.amzn2.aarch64  
    libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-11.amzn2.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    libsndfile-1.0.25-11.amzn2.i686  
    libsndfile-devel-1.0.25-11.amzn2.i686  
    libsndfile-utils-1.0.25-11.amzn2.i686  
    libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-11.amzn2.i686  
  
src:  
    libsndfile-1.0.25-11.amzn2.src  
  
x86_64:  
    libsndfile-1.0.25-11.amzn2.x86_64  
    libsndfile-devel-1.0.25-11.amzn2.x86_64  
    libsndfile-utils-1.0.25-11.amzn2.x86_64  
    libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-11.amzn2.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2018-13139

Mitre: CVE-2018-13139