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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5904-2
Ubuntu Security Notice 5904-2 - USN-5904-1 fixed vulnerabilities in SoX. It was discovered that the fix for CVE-2021-33844 was incomplete. This update fixes the problem. Helmut Grohne discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5904-2
March 20, 2023
sox regression
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 22.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Summary:
USN-5904-1 caused a minor regression in SoX.
Software Description:
- sox: Swiss army knife of sound processing
Details:
USN-5904-1 fixed vulnerabilities in SoX. It was discovered that the fix for
CVE-2021-33844 was incomplete. This update fixes the problem.
Original advisory details:
Helmut Grohne discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu
16.04 ESM,
and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-13590)
Helmut Grohne discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2021-23159, CVE-2021-23172, CVE-2021-23210,
CVE-2021-33844, CVE-2021-3643, CVE-2021-40426, CVE-2022-31650, and
CVE-2022-31651)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 22.10:
libsox3 14.4.2+git20190427-3ubuntu0.2
sox 14.4.2+git20190427-3ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
libsox3
14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2build0.22.04.1
sox
14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2build0.22.04.1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
libsox3
14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2build0.20.04.1
sox
14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2build0.20.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
libsox3 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3
sox 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
libsox2 14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm2
sox 14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm2
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
libsox2 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm3
sox 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-1
CVE-2021-33844
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sox/14.4.2+git20190427-3ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sox/14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2build0.22.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sox/14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u2build0.20.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sox/14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.3
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