MGASA-2018-0236

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MGASA-2018-0236

Summary: Updated libsndfile packages fix security vulnerabilities

Details: An out of bounds read in the function d2alaw_array() in alaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.28 may lead to a remote DoS attack or information disclosure, related to mishandling of the NAN and INFINITY floating-point values (CVE-2017-14245). An out of bounds read in the function d2ulaw_array() in ulaw.c of libsndfile 1.0.28 may lead to a remote DoS attack or information disclosure, related to mishandling of the NAN and INFINITY floating-point values (CVE-2017-14246). In libsndfile 1.0.28, a divide-by-zero error exists in the function double64_init() in double64.c, which may lead to DoS when playing a crafted audio file (CVE-2017-14634). Divide-by-zero in the function wav_w64_read_fmt_chunk(), which may lead to Denial of service (CVE-2017-16942). Note that CVE-2017-16942 only affected Mageia 5.

References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0236.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22561, https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2018-02/msg00018.html