MDVA-2010:227 : libalsa2

NASLDB: MDVA-2010:227 : libalsa2

General

ID: 50666
Name: MDVA-2010:227 : libalsa2

Summary: Checks for patch(es) in

Credits: Tenable Network Security, Inc.

Classification

Risk: –

CVSS: –
CVSS Base Vector: –
CVSS Temporal Vector: –

Port: 0
Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks
Type: Local

Description

This is a bugfix and maintenance update bundle that addresses various
issues in a number of packages.

Some thread-related problems were found in the libalsa2 library

that could cause segmentation faults in some audio applications (one
example being phonon when used with gstreamer output and accessing
pulseaudio via ALSA plugin). The updated libalsa2 package contains an
upstream fix to correct this problem.

On a related note the PulseAudio package has also been updated to
include several important upstream bugfixes including:

Much improved handling of capture stream latencies and timing

Client side XCB implementation to replace Xlib (and thus solve some

thread-related issues).

Support for the a52 alsa plugin when combined with an appropriate

~/.asoundrc file.

Several bugs in the pulseaudio plugin for the GStreamer audio

framework could lead to application crashes, for instance in pidgin.
This update contains fixes for memory allocation and lock handling of
the pulseaudio plugin.