There is a stack-based buffer underflow in the third instance of the calculate_gain function in libfaad/sbr_hfadj

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    "title": "There is a stack-based buffer underflow in the third instance of the calculate_gain function in libfaad/sbr_hfadj",
    "summary": "Security vulnerability affects the faad2 package. There is a stack-based buffer underflow in the third instance of the calculate_gain function in libfaad/sbr_hfadj.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-08T16:46:28.570523093Z",
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  "published_at": "2026-10-01T07:52:26.806+00:00"
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