USN-6858-1: eSpeak NG vulnerabilities

Publication date

1 July 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in eSpeak NG.


Packages

  • espeak-ng - Multi-lingual software speech synthesizer

Details

It was discovered that eSpeak NG did not properly manage memory under certain
circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-49990, CVE-2023-49991,
CVE-2023-49992, CVE-2023-49993, CVE-2023-49994)

It was discovered that eSpeak NG did not properly manage memory under certain
circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-49990, CVE-2023-49991,
CVE-2023-49992, CVE-2023-49993, CVE-2023-49994)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
23.10 mantic espeak-ng –  1.51+dfsg-11ubuntu0.1
espeak-ng-espeak –  1.51+dfsg-11ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy espeak-ng –  1.50+dfsg-10ubuntu0.1
espeak-ng-espeak –  1.50+dfsg-10ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal espeak-ng –  1.50+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1
espeak-ng-espeak –  1.50+dfsg-6ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic espeak-ng –  1.49.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
espeak-ng-espeak –  1.49.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  

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