GLSA 201810-02: SoX: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	SoX: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	10/06/2018
Bugs:	#626702, #627570, #634450, #634814
ID:	201810-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in SoX, the worst of which may lead to a Denial of Service condition.

Background

SoX is a command line utility that can convert various formats of computer audio files in to other formats.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-sound/sox	< 14.4.2-r1	>= 14.4.2-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in SoX. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a crafted WAV, HCOM, SND, or AIFF file, could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All SoX users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-sound/sox-14.4.2-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201810-02.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.