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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: libsndfile (CVE-2024-50612)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 295321

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of libsndfile installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-50612 advisory.

 - libsndfile through 1.2.2 has an ogg_vorbis.c vorbis_analysis_wrote out-of-bounds read. (CVE-2024-50612)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50612

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 295321

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2024-50612.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-50612

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 5

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsndfile-utils, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsndfile-devel, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsndfile-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:libsndfile

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-50612