Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libsndfile-debuginfo package, versions <0:1.0.25-12.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.31% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-LIBSNDFILEDEBUGINFO-1687713
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed29 Nov 2018

Introduced: 29 Nov 2018

CVE-2018-19662  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 libsndfile-debuginfo to version 0:1.0.25-12.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1529.

NVD Description

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

An issue was discovered in libsndfile 1.0.28. There is a buffer over-read in the function i2alaw_array in alaw.c that will lead to a denial of service.