Description
A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | sox | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Fedora | Fedora | — | — |
| Fedora | Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux | — | — |
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 13 | sox | 14.4.2+git20190427-3.1 | — |
| Debian 12 | sox | 14.4.2+git20190427-3.1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | sox | 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | sox | 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1 | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | sox | 14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm1 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | sox | 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm2 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | sox +1 | 14.4.1-7.amzn2.0.2 | ALAS2-2023-2231 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | sox | No fix yet | — |
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | sox | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- ALAS2-2023-2231 Moderate: sox security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 26, 2025
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-26590 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2212279 issue-tracking