Description
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the startread function at sox/src/hcom.c:160:41. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure.
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+git20190427-3.2 | — |
| Debian 12 | sox | 14.4.2+git20190427-3.2 | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP5 | sox | 14.4.2-bp155.3.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2023:0329-1 |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP4 | sox | 14.4.2-bp154.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2023:0328-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | sox | 14.4.2-8.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:13359-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | sox | 14.4.2-bp155.3.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2023:0329-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | sox | 14.4.2-bp154.2.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2023:0328-1 |
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 4
- openSUSE-SU-2024:13359-1 libsox3-14.4.2-8.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2023:0329-1 Security update for sox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2023:0328-1 Security update for sox SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- 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-2023-34318 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2212283 issue-tracking