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Echo: speex: security update to 1.2.1-3+e1

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 478190

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Speex (libspeex) through 1.2.1 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in
 speex_bits_read_whole_bytes() in libspeex/bits.c that mishandles length truncation for non-owned SpeexBits
 buffers. Attackers can stream crafted Speex data into buffers set up with speex_bits_init_buffer() or
 speex_bits_set_bit_buffer() to corrupt heap or stack memory and crash applications. (CVE-2026-116741)

Solution

Update the speex library and its related packages to version 1.2.1-3+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-116741

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 478190

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 11/2/2026

Updated: 11/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.5

Percentile: 51.46

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 4.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-116741

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Threat Score: 4.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/26/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-116741