Security update for libsndfile

SUSE Security Update: Security update for libsndfile
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2015:0169-1
Rating: moderate
References: #911796
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

    Description:


    This update for libsndfile fixes two buffer read overflows in
    sd2_parse_rsrc_fork(). (CVE-2014-9496, bsc#911796)

    Security Issues:

    * CVE-2014-9496

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-libsndfile-10221
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libsndfile-10221
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-libsndfile-10221
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-libsndfile-10221

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libsndfile-devel-1.0.20-2.6.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • libsndfile-1.0.20-2.6.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (x86_64):
      • libsndfile-32bit-1.0.20-2.6.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libsndfile-1.0.20-2.6.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libsndfile-32bit-1.0.20-2.6.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (ia64):
      • libsndfile-x86-1.0.20-2.6.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • libsndfile-1.0.20-2.6.5
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (x86_64):
      • libsndfile-32bit-1.0.20-2.6.5

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9496.html
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911796
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=5a3327bff845b70608b1b942076de8c7