USN-4079-1: SoX vulnerabilities
sox vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 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
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 16.04 LTS
- libsox2 – 14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1
- sox – 14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1
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-4079-1: SoX vulnerabilities
