libsndfile: Multiple vulnerabilities Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libsndfile, the worst of which might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. libsndfile 2017-07-08 2017-08-06 618010 remote 1.0.28 1.0.28

libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing sampled sound.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libsndfile. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, or cause a Denial of Service condition.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All libsndfile users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libsndfile-1.0.28" CVE-2017-7585 CVE-2017-7586 CVE-2017-7741 CVE-2017-7742 BlueKnight whissi