Synopsis:    Moderate: libsndfile security update
Issue Date:  2011-07-20
CVE Numbers: CVE-2011-2696


The libsndfile packages provide a library for reading and writing sound
files.

An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, was
found in the way the libsndfile library processed certain Ensoniq PARIS
Audio Format (PAF) audio files. An attacker could create a
specially-crafted PAF file that, when opened, could cause an application
using libsndfile to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user running the application. (CVE-2011-2696)

Users of libsndfile are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue. All running applications
using libsndfile must be restarted for the update to take effect.

SL6:
  i386
     libsndfile-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
     libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
     libsndfile-devel-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
  x86_64
     libsndfile-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
     libsndfile-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
     libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
     libsndfile-debuginfo-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm
     libsndfile-devel-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.i686.rpm
     libsndfile-devel-1.0.20-3.el6_1.1.x86_64.rpm

- Scientific Linux Development Team