MGASA-2024-0358 - Updated mpg123 packages fix security vulnerability

Publication date: 12 Nov 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0358.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2024-10573

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in mpg123 when handling crafted
streams. When decoding PCM, the libmpg123 may write past the end of a
heap-located buffer. Consequently, heap corruption may happen, and
arbitrary code execution may not be dismissed. The complexity required to
exploit this flaw is considered high as the payload must be validated by
the MPEG decoder and the PCM synth before execution. Additionally, to
successfully execute the attack, the user must scan through the stream,
making web live stream content (such as web radios) a very unlikely
attack vector. (CVE-2024-10573)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33711
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/30/2
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/30/3
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/31/4
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/01/2
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-10573

SRPMS:
- 9/core/mpg123-1.31.3-1.1.mga9

Mageia 2024-0358: mpg123 Security Advisory Updates

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in mpg123 when handling crafted streams

Summary

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in mpg123 when handling crafted streams. When decoding PCM, the libmpg123 may write past the end of a heap-located buffer. Consequently, heap corruption may happen, and arbitrary code execution may not be dismissed. The complexity required to exploit this flaw is considered high as the payload must be validated by the MPEG decoder and the PCM synth before execution. Additionally, to successfully execute the attack, the user must scan through the stream, making web live stream content (such as web radios) a very unlikely attack vector. (CVE-2024-10573)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33711

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/30/2

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/30/3

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/10/31/4

- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/01/2

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-10573

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0358 - Updated mpg123 packages fix security vulnerability

SRPMS

- 9/core/mpg123-1.31.3-1.1.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 12 Nov 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0358.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2024-10573

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