USN-7092-1: mpg123 vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 24.10
• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages

• mpg123 - MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player

Details

It was discovered that mpg123 incorrectly handled certain mp3 files. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted mp3
file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause mpg123 to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.10

• libmpg123-0t64 - 1.32.7-1ubuntu0.1
• mpg123 - 1.32.7-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04

• libmpg123-0t64 - 1.32.5-1ubuntu1.1
• mpg123 - 1.32.5-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04

• libmpg123-0 - 1.29.3-1ubuntu0.1
• mpg123 - 1.29.3-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04

• libmpg123-0 - 1.25.13-1ubuntu0.1
• mpg123 - 1.25.13-1ubuntu0.1

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

References

• CVE-2024-10573