SB2018050223 - Fedora 28 update for flac
Published: May 2, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018050223
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Partial DoS
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6888)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the "read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()" function in src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted FLAC file and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.