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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting sox package, versions <0:14.4.1-7.amzn2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.06% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-SOX-1676470
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed15 Feb 2018
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Introduced: 15 Feb 2018

CVE-2017-18189  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 sox to version 0:14.4.1-7.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1352.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream sox package and not the sox package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the startread function in xa.c in Sound eXchange (SoX) through 14.4.2, a corrupt header specifying zero channels triggers an infinite loop with a resultant NULL pointer dereference, which may allow a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service.

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