1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-5280-1

USN-5280-1: Speex vulnerability

Publication date

10 February 2022

Overview

Speex could be made to denial of service if it received a specially crafted WAV file.

Releases

Packages

  • speex - The Speex codec command line tools

Details

It was discovered that Speex incorrectly handled certain WAV files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

It was discovered that Speex incorrectly handled certain WAV files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
21.10 impish speex –  1.2~rc1.2-1.1ubuntu1.21.10.1
20.04 focal speex –  1.2~rc1.2-1.1ubuntu1.20.04.1
18.04 bionic speex –  1.2~rc1.2-1ubuntu2.1
16.04 xenial speex –  1.2~rc1.2-1ubuntu1+esm1  

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