Use After Free Affecting fluidsynth package, versions <2.1.7-1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.94% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FLUIDSYNTH-1278087
  • published30 Apr 2021
  • disclosed29 Apr 2021

Introduced: 29 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-21417  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable fluidsynth to version 2.1.7-1.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream fluidsynth package and not the fluidsynth package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

fluidsynth is a software synthesizer based on the SoundFont 2 specifications. A use after free violation was discovered in fluidsynth, that can be triggered when loading an invalid SoundFont file.

CVSS Base Scores

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