Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory: ALAS2023-2026-1369
Advisory Released Date: 2026-01-23
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-01-23
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
SoX 14.4.2 contains a division by zero vulnerability when handling WAV files that can cause program crashes. Attackers can trigger a floating point exception by providing a specially crafted WAV file that causes arithmetic errors during sound file processing. (CVE-2022-50798)
Affected Packages:
sox
Issue Correction:
Run dnf update sox --releasever 2023.10.20260120 or dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-1369 --releasever 2023.10.20260120 to update your system.
More information on how to update your system can be found on this page: Amazon Linux 2023 documentation
New Packages:
aarch64:
sox-devel-14.4.2.0-1.amzn2023.aarch64
sox-debuginfo-14.4.2.0-1.amzn2023.aarch64
sox-debugsource-14.4.2.0-1.amzn2023.aarch64
sox-14.4.2.0-1.amzn2023.aarch64
src:
sox-14.4.2.0-1.amzn2023.src
x86_64:
sox-devel-14.4.2.0-1.amzn2023.x86_64
sox-debuginfo-14.4.2.0-1.amzn2023.x86_64
sox-debugsource-14.4.2.0-1.amzn2023.x86_64
sox-14.4.2.0-1.amzn2023.x86_64