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   openSUSE Security Update: libsndfile:  fixing Integer overflow by processing 
certain PAF files (CVE-2011-2696)
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2011:0855-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #705681 
Cross-References:   CVE-2011-2696
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE 11.4
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   An integer overflow in libsndfile while processing certain
   PAF files has been fixed. CVE-2011-2696 has been assigned
   to this issue.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE 11.4:

      zypper in -t patch libsndfile-4900

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):

      libsndfile-1.0.23-3.4.1
      libsndfile-devel-1.0.23-3.4.1

   - openSUSE 11.4 (x86_64):

      libsndfile-32bit-1.0.23-3.4.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2696.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/705681