1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6345-1

USN-6345-1: SoX vulnerability

Publication date

6 September 2023

Overview

SoX could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

  • sox - Swiss army knife of sound processing

Details

It was discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service.

It was discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, 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
23.04 lunar libsox3 –  14.4.2+git20190427-3.4ubuntu1.1
sox –  14.4.2+git20190427-3.4ubuntu1.1
22.04 jammy libsox3 –  14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2ubuntu0.22.04.1
sox –  14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 focal libsox3 –  14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2ubuntu0.20.04.1
sox –  14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic libsox3 –  14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1  
sox –  14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1  
16.04 xenial libsox2 –  14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm3  
sox –  14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm3  
14.04 trusty libsox2 –  14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm4  
sox –  14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm4  

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