SB2020042846 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for libsndfile
Published: April 28, 2020 Updated: August 17, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020042846
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-13139)
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in psf_memset in common.c. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted audio file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19662)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer over-read in the function i2alaw_array in alaw.c that will lead to a denial of service. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.