NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting audiofile-devel package, versions <1:0.3.6-9.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-AUDIOFILEDEVEL-7681650
  • published14 Aug 2024
  • disclosed8 Jul 2018

Introduced: 8 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-13440  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 audiofile-devel to version 1:0.3.6-9.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2601.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream audiofile-devel package and not the audiofile-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

The audiofile Audio File Library 0.3.6 has a NULL pointer dereference bug in ModuleState::setup in modules/ModuleState.cpp, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted caf file, as demonstrated by sfconvert.