# ELSA-2022-7979: Security update for 2 packages

ELSA-2022-7979, released November 22, 2022, fixes 1 CVE across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2022-7979
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 22, 2022
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2020-23903)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-7979.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [speex](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/speex.md) | ol 9 | 0:1.2.0-11.el9 |
| [speex-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/speex-devel.md) | ol 9 | 0:1.2.0-11.el9 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2020-23903](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-23903.md) | Routine | speex: Speex is a patent-free compression format designed especially for speech | 5.5 | 0.0101 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo