USN-7092-2: mpg123 vulnerability
27 November 2024
mpg123 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- mpg123 - MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player
Details
USN-7092-1 fixed a vulnerability in mpg123. Bastien Roucariès discovered
that the fix was incomplete on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This update fixes the
problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory 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 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.