vulnerability

Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2021-3643: Security patch for sox (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 2, 2022
Added
Sep 8, 2023
Modified
May 20, 2026

Description

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.

Solutions

amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-soxamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sox-debuginfoamazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-sox-devel
Title
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