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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201707-02

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201707-02
Posted Jul 9, 2017
Authored by Gentoo | Site security.gentoo.org

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201707-2 - Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Game Music Emu, the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Versions are affected.

tags | advisory, arbitrary, vulnerability
systems | linux, gentoo
advisories | CVE-2016-9957, CVE-2016-9958, CVE-2016-9959, CVE-2016-9960, CVE-2016-9961
SHA-256 | ee586e737bda211f8f95a9035c6230e4f823dce1ca8fae0239d8075b6536eb03

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201707-02

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Severity: Normal
Title: Game Music Emu: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 08, 2017
Bugs: #603092
ID: 201707-02

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Game Music Emu, the worst
of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Background
==========

Game Music Emu is a multi-purpose console music emulator and player
library.

Affected packages
=================

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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
-------------------------------------------------------------------
1 media-libs/game-music-emu
< 0.6.1 >= 0.6.1

Description
===========

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

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted SPC
music file, using Game Music Emu or an application linked against the
Game Music Emu library, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary
code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service
condition.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All Game Music Emu users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=media-libs/game-music-emu-0.6.1"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2016-9957
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9957
[ 2 ] CVE-2016-9958
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9958
[ 3 ] CVE-2016-9959
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9959
[ 4 ] CVE-2016-9960
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9960
[ 5 ] CVE-2016-9961
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9961

Availability
============

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201707-02

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
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2017 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.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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