USN-4079-2: SoX vulnerabilities

sox vulnerabilities

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

Ubuntu 19.04
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary

SoX could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted MP3 file.

Software Description

sox – Swiss army knife of sound processing

Details

USN-4079-1 fixed vulnerabilities in SoX. This update provides the corresponding
update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 19.04.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain MP3 files. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2019-8354,
CVE-2019-8355, CVE-2019-8356, CVE-2019-8357)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 19.04: libsox3 – 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.19.04.1; sox – 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libsox3 – 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1; sox – 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

Source: USN-4079-2: SoX vulnerabilities

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