SB2022040645 - Fedora 35 update for wavpack
Published: April 6, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022040645
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-44269)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing *.WAV files within the WavpackPackSamples() function in src/pack_utils.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.