---

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202209-13

---

                                       https://security.gentoo.org/  

---

Severity: Normal
Title: libaacplus: Denial of Service
Date: September 25, 2022
Bugs: #618000
ID: 202209-13

---

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libaacplus, the worst
of which could result in denial of service.

Background

libaacplus is an HE-AAC+ v2 library, based on the reference
implementation.

Affected packages

-------------------------------------------------------------------  
 Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected  
-------------------------------------------------------------------  

1 media-libs/libaacplus <= 2.0.2-r3 Vulnerable!

Description

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

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

Gentoo has discontinued suport for libaacplus. We recommend that users
remove it:

emerge --ask --depclean “media-libs/libaacplus”

References

[ 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

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-13

Concerns?

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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

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