This update for flac fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2017-6888: Fix memory leak in     read_metadata_vorbiscomment_() function could lead to     denial of service (boo#1091045).

Security fix for CVE-2017-6888.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5733-1 advisory.

  - An error in the read_metadata_vorbiscomment_() function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version     1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file. (CVE-2017-6888)

  - In FLAC__bitreader_read_rice_signed_block of bitreader.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a     heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution     privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android     ID: A-156076070 (CVE-2020-0499)

  - In append_to_verify_fifo_interleaved_ of stream_encoder.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to     a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution     privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions:
    Android-11Android ID: A-174302683 (CVE-2021-0561)

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

This update for flac fixes the following issues :

CVE-2017-6888: An error in the 'read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()' function could be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file (bsc#1091045).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Fedora 32 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2021-a48ccc6754 advisory.

  - An error in the read_metadata_vorbiscomment_() function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version     1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file. (CVE-2017-6888)

  - In FLAC__bitreader_read_rice_signed_block of bitreader.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a     heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution     privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android     ID: A-156076070 (CVE-2020-0499)

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

Two vulnerabilities were fixed in flac, the library for the Free Lossless Audio Codec.

CVE-2017-6888

Memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file

CVE-2020-0499

Out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.2-2+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your flac packages.

For the detailed security status of flac please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/flac

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the version of the flac package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerability :

  - An error in the 'read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()'     function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version     1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a     specially crafted FLAC file.(CVE-2017-6888)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Fedora 33 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2021-ed9c13a1d5 advisory.

  - An error in the read_metadata_vorbiscomment_() function (src/libFLAC/stream_decoder.c) in FLAC version     1.3.2 can be exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted FLAC file. (CVE-2017-6888)

  - In FLAC__bitreader_read_rice_signed_block of bitreader.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a     heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution     privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android     ID: A-156076070 (CVE-2020-0499)

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

This update for flac fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2017-6888: An error in the     'read_metadata_vorbiscomment_()' function could be     exploited to cause a memory leak via a specially crafted     FLAC file (bsc#1091045).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
109522	openSUSE Security Update : flac (openSUSE-2018-408)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/2/2018	1/19/2021	medium
120495	Fedora 28 : flac (2018-6a378e32c3)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	1/3/2019	1/6/2021	medium
168010	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : FLAC vulnerabilities (USN-5733-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	11/21/2022	7/10/2023	medium
123970	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : flac (SUSE-SU-2019:0920-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	4/10/2019	1/13/2021	medium
146830	Fedora 32 : mingw-flac (2021-a48ccc6754)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	2/25/2021	5/10/2022	medium
109821	Fedora 27 : flac (2018-46f48df07d)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	5/16/2018	1/6/2021	medium
144723	Debian DLA-2514-1 : flac security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	1/5/2021	1/31/2024	medium
131492	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.3.0 : flac (EulerOS-SA-2019-2327)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	12/3/2019	4/9/2024	medium
146848	Fedora 33 : mingw-flac (2021-ed9c13a1d5)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	2/25/2021	5/10/2022	medium
124146	openSUSE Security Update : flac (openSUSE-2019-1225)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	4/18/2019	1/19/2021	medium
140819	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.6.0 : flac (EulerOS-SA-2020-2052)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	9/28/2020	2/19/2024	medium

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