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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS USN-4079-1: SoX Crash Scenario and Fix

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Calendar Grey July 30, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4080-1 highlights vulnerabilities found in OpenSSL that can compromise system integrity and provides solutions for affected systems.
SoX could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted MP3 file.

Summary

SoX could be made to crash if it received a specially crafted MP3 file.

Software Description:

- sox: Swiss army knife of sound processing

Details:

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)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update Ubuntu sox crash

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

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4079-1

CVE-2019-8354, CVE-2019-8355, CVE-2019-8356, CVE-2019-8357

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July 30, 2019

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update Ubuntu sox crash

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sox/14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1

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