A libsndfile security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 Extended LTS to address several issues.

ELA-305-1 libsndfile security update

Package libsndfile
Version 1.0.25-9.1+deb8u5
Related CVEs CVE-2017-6892 CVE-2017-7585 CVE-2017-7586 CVE-2017-7741 CVE-2017-7742 CVE-2017-12562 CVE-2017-16942

Several issues have been found in libsndfile, a library for reading/writing audio files. All issues are basically divide by zero errors, heap read overflows or other buffer overlow errors.

For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.25-9.1+deb8u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your libsndfile packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found at: https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/

  ELA-305-1 libsndfile security update