Description
An out of bounds read was found in Wavpack 5.4.0 in processing *.WAV files. This issue triggered in function WavpackPackSamples of file src/pack_utils.c, tainted variable cnt is too large, that makes pointer sptr read beyond heap bound.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wavpack | 5.5.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wavpack | 5.5.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wavpack | 5.5.0-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | wavpack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | wavpack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | wavpack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | wavpack | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | wavpack | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | wavpack | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | wavpack +1 | 5.4.0-5.el9 | RHSA-2022:8139 |
| RHEL 8 | wavpack +1 | 5.1.0-16.el8 | RHSA-2022:7558 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | wavpack +1 | 5.4.0-5.el9 | ALSA-2022:8139 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | wavpack +1 | 5.1.0-16.el8 | ALSA-2022:7558 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 9 | wavpack | 5.4.0-5.el9 | RLSA-2022:8139 |
| Rocky Linux 8 | wavpack | 5.1.0-16.el8 | RLSA-2022:7558 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP3 | wavpack | 5.4.0-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0954-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLE Real Time 15 SP2 | wavpack | 5.4.0-4.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:0954-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | wavpack | 5.4.0-4.12.1 | openSUSE-SU-2022:0954-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | wavpack | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | wavpack | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | wavpack | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | wavpack | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | wavpack | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | wavpack | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | wavpack | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | wavpack | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | wavpack | 5.5.0-r0 | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | wavpack | 5.6.0-1 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | wavpack +1 | 5.4.0-5.el9 | ELSA-2022-8139 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | wavpack +1 | 5.1.0-16.el8 | ELSA-2022-7558 |
Advisories 11
- ALSA-2022:8139 Low: wavpack security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2022:7558 Low: wavpack security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2022:8139 Red Hat Security Advisory: wavpack security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2022:7558 Red Hat Security Advisory: wavpack security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-2044 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 9, 2026
- RLSA-2022:7558 Low: wavpack security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2022:0954-1 Security update for wavpack SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:0954-1 Security update for wavpack SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- RLSA-2022:8139 Low: wavpack security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Oct 9, 2025
- ELSA-2022-8139 Low: wavpack security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 22, 2022
- ELSA-2022-7558 Low: wavpack security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Nov 15, 2022
References
- https://github.com/dbry/WavPack/issues/110
- FEDORA-2022-0fc7b22bcd vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-737f020ede vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-7df99d9f80 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-cece705cbf vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-8e94ec2244 vendor-advisory