Updated xine-lib packages fix vulnerability in Speex decoder
A vulnerability in the Speex library was found where it did not
properly validate input values read from the Speex files headers.
An attacker could create a malicious Speex file that would crash an
application or potentially allow the execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the application calling the Speex library
(CVE-2008-1686).
Xine-lib is similarly affected by this issue.
As well, the previous version of xine as provided in Mandriva Linux
2008.1 would crash when playing matroska files, and a regression was
introduced that prevented Amarok from playing m4a files.
The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.