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Posted on 25 September 2022
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202209-13
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Severity: Normal
Title: libaacplus: Denial of Service
Date: September 25, 2022
Bugs: #618000
ID: 202209-13
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libaacplus, the worst
of which could result in denial of service.
Background
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libaacplus is an HE-AAC+ v2 library, based on the reference
implementation.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-libs/libaacplus <= 2.0.2-r3 Vulnerable!
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libaacplus. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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Gentoo has discontinued suport for libaacplus. We recommend that users
remove it:
# emerge --ask --depclean "media-libs/libaacplus"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-7603
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7603
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-7604
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7604
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-7605
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7605
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-13
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2022 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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