Description
A buffer underflow vulnerability has been identified in the ogg123 utility from the vorbis-tools 1.4.3 package in function remotethread in remote.c. This vulnerability occurs in the remote control functionality when processing malformed input, leading to a stack buffer underflow that can cause application crashes and potentially allow code execution.
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 | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | vorbis-tools | 1.4.0-150000.3.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3115-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | vorbis-tools | 1.4.0-27.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3114-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | vorbis-tools | 1.4.3-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10904-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | vorbis-tools | 1:1.4.2-2.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2026-1812 |
| Amazon Linux 2 | vorbis-tools | 1:1.4.0-13.amzn2.0.2 | ALAS2-2026-3349 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | vorbis-tools | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 5
- SUSE-SU-2026:3114-1 Security update for vorbis-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 18, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:3115-1 Security update for vorbis-tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 18, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-3349 Moderate: vorbis-tools security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 8, 2026
- ALAS2023-2026-1812 Moderate: vorbis-tools security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 8, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10904-1 vorbis-tools-1.4.3-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 30, 2026