RHSA-2021:3295 — Security Advisory

Red Hat Security Advisory: libsndfile security update

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

RHEL 7

Products

Official CSAF product identity

Published · August 30, 2021

Updated · June 25, 2026

Topic

An update for libsndfile is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Description

libsndfile is a C library for reading and writing files containing sampled sound, such as AIFF, AU, or WAV.

Security Fix(es):

  • libsndfile: Heap buffer overflow via crafted WAV file allows arbitrary code execution (CVE-2021-3246)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Related CVEs

RHSA-2021:3295 — Red Hat Security Advisory: libsndfile security update | PulseLinux