CVE-2024-50613
Publication date 27 October 2024
Last updated 20 October 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
libsndfile through 1.2.2 has a reachable assertion, that may lead to application exit, in mpeg_l3_encode.c mpeg_l3_encoder_close.
Read the notes from the security team
Why is this CVE low priority?
This only results in a DoS when reading an mpeg file
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libsndfile | 25.10 questing |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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| 25.04 plucky |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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Notes
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |