Debian DLA-3058-1 : libsndfile - LTS security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 162596

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3058 advisory.

Two issues have been found in libsndfile, a library for reading/writing audio files. CVE-2017-12562 Due to a possible heap buffer overflow attack in an attacker could cause a remote denial of service attack by tricking the function into outputting a largeamount of data. CVE-2021-4156 Using a crafted FLAC file, an attacker could trigger an out-of-bounds read that would most likely cause a crash but could potentially leak memory information. For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.27-3+deb9u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your libsndfile packages. For the detailed security status of libsndfile please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/libsndfile Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libsndfile packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.27-3+deb9u3.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 162596

File Name: debian_DLA-3058.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 6/29/2022

Updated: 1/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-12562

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sndfile-programs-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:sndfile-programs, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsndfile1-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsndfile1-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsndfile1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-12562, CVE-2021-4156

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