USN-4079-2: SoX vulnerabilities
1 August 2019
SoX could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted MP3 file.
Releases
Packages
- 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
Ubuntu 18.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-4079-1: libsox2, libsox-fmt-ao, libsox-fmt-all, sox, libsox-fmt-mp3, libsox-dev, libsox-fmt-alsa, libsox-fmt-pulse, libsox-fmt-oss, libsox-fmt-base