libsndfile: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202007-65

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libsndfile, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Affected packages

media-libs/libsndfile on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.0.29_pre2_p20191024
Unaffected versions >= 1.0.29_pre2_p20191024

Background

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

Description

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

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libsndfile users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
 ">=media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.29_pre2_p20191024"
 

References

Release date
July 31, 2020

Latest revision
July 31, 2020: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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