WavPack: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202007-19

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WavPack, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Affected packages

Package 	media-sound/wavpack on all architectures
Affected versions 	< 5.3.2
Unaffected versions 	>= 5.3.2

Background

WavPack is a set of hybrid lossless audio compression tools.

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted audio file possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All WavPack users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/wavpack-5.3.2"
 

References

    CVE-2018-19840
    CVE-2018-19841
    CVE-2019-11498