CVE-2024-50612

Publication date 27 October 2024

Last updated 26 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

libsndfile through 1.2.2 has an ogg_vorbis.c vorbis_analysis_wrote out-of-bounds read.

Why is this CVE low priority?

This only results in a DoS when reading a vorbis file

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libsndfile 24.10 oracular
Fixed 1.2.2-1ubuntu5.24.10.1
24.04 LTS noble
Fixed 1.2.2-1ubuntu5.24.04.1
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 1.0.31-2ubuntu0.2
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 1.0.28-7ubuntu0.3
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 1.0.28-4ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm2
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.3+esm4
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 1.0.25-7ubuntu2.2+esm4

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Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
libsndfile

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-7267-1
    • libsndfile vulnerability
    • 13 February 2025
    • USN-7273-1
    • libsndfile vulnerabilities
    • 18 February 2025
    • USN-7267-2
    • libsndfile vulnerability
    • 25 February 2025

Other references