CVE-2023-26590 Floating point exception in src/aiff.c
A floating point exception in the SoX library allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted AIFF files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-26590?
CVE-2023-26590 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, published on 10 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-26590?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Sound Exchange Project Sound Exchange.
How do I fix CVE-2023-26590?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-26590 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-26590 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as AZL-43654, AZL-44484, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-26590, GHSA-68xp-j24j-mvjp, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-26590.