CVE-2022-31651

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

5.5 MediumFix available

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.11%Up 0.2 points since May 26, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Record: CVE-2022-31651
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-617
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Record: CVE-2022-31651
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-53087 No score

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Record: EUVD-2022-53087
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-56vf-qhhq-rrc2 7.5

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Record: GHSA-56vf-qhhq-rrc2
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-617
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-31651 5.5

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2022-31651
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVAZL-43648 5.5

CVE-2022-31651 affecting package sox 14.4.2.0-34

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Record: AZL-43648
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

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OSVAZL-45120 5.5

CVE-2022-31651 affecting package sox 14.4.2.0-34

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Record: AZL-45120
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-05

OSV 5.5

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Record: CVE-2022-31651
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-31651 5.5

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-31651
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-31651 No score

In SoX 14.4.2, there is an assertion failure in rate_init in rate.c in libsox.a.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-31651
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVMGASA-2023-0059 No score

Updated sox packages fix security vulnerability

CVE-2019-13590: sox-fmt validation CVE-2021-3643 and CVE-2021-23210: voc validation CVE-2021-23159 and CVE-2021-23172: hcom validation CVE-2021-33844: wav validation CVE-2021-40426: sphere validation CVE-2022-31650: aiff validation CVE-2022-31651: reject implausible rate

Record: MGASA-2023-0059
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0328-1 No score

Security update for sox

This update for sox fixes the following issues:

Apply various fix patches taken from Debian package; it fixes also other entries (CVE-2022-31650 boo#1212060 CVE-2023-34318 boo#1212062 CVE-2023-34432 boo#1212063)
Fix floating point exception in src/voc.c (CVE-2023-32627 boo#1212061)

Record: openSUSE-SU-2023:0328-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2023:0329-1 No score

Security update for sox

This update for sox fixes the following issues:

Apply various fix patches taken from Debian package; it fixes also other entries (CVE-2022-31650 boo#1212060 CVE-2023-34318 boo#1212062 CVE-2023-34432 boo#1212063)
Fix floating point exception in src/voc.c (CVE-2023-32627 boo#1212061)

Record: openSUSE-SU-2023:0329-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13359-1 No score

libsox3-14.4.2-8.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libsox3-14.4.2-8.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:13359-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-5904-1 No score

sox vulnerabilities

Helmut Grohne discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-13590)

Helmut Grohne discovered that SoX incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-23159, CVE-2021-23172, CVE-2021-23210, CVE-2021-33844, CVE-2021-3643, CVE-2021-40426, CVE-2022-31650, and CVE-2022-31651)

Record: USN-5904-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sound exchange project exchange

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sox` Alpine:v3.18	before 14.4.2-r10	14.4.2-r10
`sox` Alpine:v3.19	before 14.4.2-r10	14.4.2-r10
`sox` Alpine:v3.20	before 14.4.2-r10	14.4.2-r10
`sox` Alpine:v3.21	before 14.4.2-r10	14.4.2-r10
`sox` Alpine:v3.22	before 14.4.2-r10	14.4.2-r10
`sox` Alpine:v3.23	before 14.4.2-r10	14.4.2-r10
`sox` Alpine:v3.24	before 14.4.2-r10	14.4.2-r10
`sox` Azure Linux:2	through 14.4.2.0-34	None known
`sox` Azure Linux:3	through 14.4.2.0-34	None known
`sox` Debian:12	before 14.4.2+git20190427-3.1	14.4.2+git20190427-3.1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`sox` Debian:13	before 14.4.2+git20190427-3.1	14.4.2+git20190427-3.1
`sox` Debian:10 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 14.4.2+git20190427-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions 14.4.2+git20190427-1	14.4.2+git20190427-1+deb10u1
`sox` Debian:11 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1, plus listed versions 14.4.2+git20190427-2	14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1
`sox` Mageia:8 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 14.4.3-0.git20200117.3.1.mga8	14.4.3-0.git20200117.3.1.mga8
`sox` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	before 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm2, plus listed versions 14.4.1-314.4.1-3ubuntu114.4.1-3ubuntu1.114.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm1	14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm2
`sox` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	before 14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions 14.4.1-514.4.1-5ubuntu0.114.4.1-5ubuntu0.1+esm114.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1	14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm1
`sox` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.2, plus listed versions 14.4.1-5build114.4.2-214.4.2-314.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1	14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.2
`sox` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	before 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1, plus listed versions 14.4.2+git20190427-1build114.4.2+git20190427-2	14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
`sox` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	before 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1, plus listed versions 14.4.2+git20190427-2	14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
`sox` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 14.4.2+git20190427-3.514.4.2+git20190427-414.4.2+git20190427-4build214.4.2+git20190427-4build314.4.2+git20190427-4build4	None known
`sox` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 14.4.2+git20190427-5build1	None known
`sox` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm2, plus listed versions 14.4.1-314.4.1-3ubuntu114.4.1-3ubuntu1.114.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm1	14.4.1-3ubuntu1.1+esm2
`sox` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions 14.4.1-514.4.1-5ubuntu0.114.4.1-5ubuntu0.1+esm114.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1	14.4.1-5+deb8u4ubuntu0.1+esm1
`sox` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.2, plus listed versions 14.4.1-5build114.4.2-214.4.2-314.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.1	14.4.2-3ubuntu0.18.04.2
`sox` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1, plus listed versions 14.4.2+git20190427-1build114.4.2+git20190427-2	14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
`sox` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1, plus listed versions 14.4.2+git20190427-2	14.4.2+git20190427-2+deb11u1build0.22.04.1
`sox` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 14.4.2-bp154.2.3.1	14.4.2-bp154.2.3.1
`sox` openSUSE:Leap 15.4 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 14.4.2-bp154.2.3.1	14.4.2-bp154.2.3.1
`sox` SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 14.4.2-bp155.3.3.1	14.4.2-bp155.3.3.1
`sox` openSUSE:Leap 15.5 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs	before 14.4.2-bp155.3.3.1	14.4.2-bp155.3.3.1
`sox` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 14.4.2-8.1	14.4.2-8.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected
Nov 5, 2026	facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	affected, aliases, references	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-31651 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Sound Exchange Project Exchange, published May 25, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.11%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in sox 14.4.2-r10.

References

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