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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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