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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201707-04
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Severity: Normal
Title: libsndfile: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 08, 2017
Bugs: #618010
ID: 201707-04

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libsndfile, the worst of
which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
==========

libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing
sampled sound.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libsndfile < 1.0.28 >= 1.0.28

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libsndfile. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file,
possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All libsndfile users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.28”

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-7585
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7585
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-7586
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7586
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-7741
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7741
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-7742
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-7742

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-04

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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