Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2021-1713
Advisory Release Date: 2021-10-04 20:17 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2021-10-06 20:25 Pacific
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
A heap buffer overflow flaw was found in libsndfile. This flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted WAV file. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. (CVE-2021-3246)
Affected Packages:
libsndfile
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update libsndfile to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
libsndfile-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.aarch64
libsndfile-devel-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.aarch64
libsndfile-utils-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.aarch64
libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.aarch64
i686:
libsndfile-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.i686
libsndfile-devel-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.i686
libsndfile-utils-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.i686
libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.i686
src:
libsndfile-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.src
x86_64:
libsndfile-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.x86_64
libsndfile-devel-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.x86_64
libsndfile-utils-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.x86_64
libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.25-12.amzn2.1.x86_64