USN-7092-1: mpg123 vulnerability

USN-7092-1: mpg123 vulnerability
5 November 2024

mpg123 could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases
Ubuntu 24.10 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Packages
mpg123 - MPEG layer 1/2/3 audio player

Details
It was discovered that mpg123 incorrectly handled certain mp3 files. If a
user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted mp3
file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause mpg123 to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10
libmpg123-0t64 - 1.32.7-1ubuntu0.1
mpg123 - 1.32.7-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 24.04

• libmpg123-0t64 - 1.32.5-1ubuntu1.1
• mpg123 - 1.32.5-1ubuntu1.1
• Ubuntu 22.04
• libmpg123-0 - 1.29.3-1ubuntu0.1
• mpg123 - 1.29.3-1ubuntu0.1
• Ubuntu 20.04
• libmpg123-0 - 1.25.13-1ubuntu0.1
• mpg123 - 1.25.13-1ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.