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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : SoX vulnerabilities (USN-5904-1)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 172049

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5904-1 advisory.

 - An issue was discovered in libsox.a in SoX 14.4.2. In sox-fmt.h (startread function), there is an integer overflow on the result of integer addition (wraparound to 0) fed into the lsx_calloc macro that wraps malloc. When a NULL pointer is returned, it is used without a prior check that it is a valid pointer, leading to a NULL pointer dereference on lsx_readbuf in formats_i.c. (CVE-2019-13590)

 - A flaw was found in sox 14.4.1. The lsx_adpcm_init function within libsox leads to a global-buffer- overflow. This flaw allows an attacker to input a malicious file, leading to the disclosure of sensitive information. (CVE-2021-3643)

 - A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function lsx_read_w_buf() in formats_i.c file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted file, that could cause an application to crash. (CVE-2021-23159)

 - A vulnerability was found in SoX, where a heap-buffer-overflow occurs in function startread() in hcom.c file. The vulnerability is exploitable with a crafted hcomn file, that could cause an application to crash. (CVE-2021-23172)

 - A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) issue was discovered in SoX in functon read_samples() of voc.c file. An attacker with a crafted file, could cause an application to crash. (CVE-2021-23210)

 - A floating point exception (divide-by-zero) issue was discovered in SoX in functon startread() of wav.c file. An attacker with a crafted wav file, could cause an application to crash. (CVE-2021-33844)

 - A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the sphere.c start_read() functionality of Sound Exchange libsox 14.4.2 and master commit 42b3557e. A specially-crafted file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. (CVE-2021-40426)

 - In SoX 14.4.2, there is a floating-point exception in lsx_aiffstartwrite in aiff.c in libsox.a.
 (CVE-2022-31650)

 - In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a. (CVE-2022-31651)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5904-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 172049

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5904-1.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/2/2023

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-40426

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3643

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsox-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsox-fmt-all, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsox-fmt-alsa, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsox-fmt-ao, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsox-fmt-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsox-fmt-mp3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsox-fmt-oss, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsox-fmt-pulse, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsox2, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libsox3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:sox

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/2/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-13590, CVE-2021-23159, CVE-2021-23172, CVE-2021-23210, CVE-2021-33844, CVE-2021-3643, CVE-2021-40426, CVE-2022-31650, CVE-2022-31651

USN: 5904-1