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CVE-2021-4156

Publication date 23 March 2022

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.1 · High

Score breakdown

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in libsndfile's FLAC codec functionality. An attacker who is able to submit a specially crafted file (via tricking a user to open or otherwise) to an application linked with libsndfile and using the FLAC codec, could trigger an out-of-bounds read that would most likely cause a crash but could potentially leak memory information that could be used in further exploitation of other flaws.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libsndfile 24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar Ignored
22.10 kinetic Ignored
22.04 LTS jammy
Vulnerable
21.10 impish Ignored
21.04 hirsute Ignored
20.04 LTS focal
Vulnerable
18.04 LTS bionic
Vulnerable
16.04 LTS xenial
14.04 LTS trusty
Vulnerable

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
libsndfile

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.1 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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