Memory Leak Affecting audiofile package, versions <0.3.6-4ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.73% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-AUDIOFILE-2412651
  • published19 Aug 2025
  • disclosed24 Feb 2022

Introduced: 24 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-24599  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-401  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 audiofile to version 0.3.6-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream audiofile package and not the audiofile package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In autofile Audio File Library 0.3.6, there exists one memory leak vulnerability in printfileinfo, in printinfo.c, which allows an attacker to leak sensitive information via a crafted file. The printfileinfo function calls the copyrightstring function to get data, however, it dosn't use zero bytes to truncate the data.

CVSS Base Scores

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