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[USN-8612-1] Roc Toolkit vulnerability

Posted on 27 July 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8612-1
July 27, 2026

roc-toolkit vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- roc-toolkit: real-time audio streaming over the network

Details:

It was discovered that Roc Toolkit incorrectly handled WAV files with a
malformed "smpl" chunk. An attacker could use this issue to cause Roc
Toolkit 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 26.04 LTS
libroc0.4 0.4.0+dfsg-5ubuntu3.1

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8612-1
CVE-2026-29022

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/roc-toolkit/0.4.0+dfsg-5ubuntu3.1

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