sox vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
SoX could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted MP3 file.
Software Description
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
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
SoX could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted MP3 file.
Software Description
- sox - Swiss army knife of sound processing
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
Continue reading...
