Amazon Linux 2 : sox (ALAS-2023-2231)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 181164

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of sox installed on the remote host is prior to 14.4.1-7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2231 advisory.

- 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)

- 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)

- A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_aiffstartwrite function at sox/src/aiff.c:622:58. This flaw can lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-26590)

- A floating point exception vulnerability was found in sox, in the read_samples function at sox/src/voc.c:334:18. This flaw can lead to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-32627)

- A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the startread function at sox/src/hcom.c:160:41.
This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure. (CVE-2023-34318)

- A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in sox, in the lsx_readbuf function at sox/src/formats_i.c:98:16. This flaw can lead to a denial of service, code execution, or information disclosure. (CVE-2023-34432)

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

Solution

Run 'yum update sox' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 181164

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2231.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 9/8/2023

Updated: 9/8/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3643

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:sox-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:sox-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:sox

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/31/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3643, CVE-2022-31650, CVE-2022-31651, CVE-2023-26590, CVE-2023-32627, CVE-2023-34318, CVE-2023-34432

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