diff --git a/package/sox/0010-formats-reject-implausible-rate.patch b/package/sox/0010-formats-reject-implausible-rate.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5e60b62011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/sox/0010-formats-reject-implausible-rate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+From 6af0a8b32df4d7a83fd52a963a20e6e321f10fd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Helmut Grohne <helmut@subdivi.de>
+Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 23:05:33 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] formats: reject implausible rate
+
+Bug: https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/360/
+Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/1012516
+
+Upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/sox/bugs/360/
+Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
+---
+ src/formats_i.c | 10 ++++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/formats_i.c b/src/formats_i.c
+index 6a7c27e3..5f5ef979 100644
+--- a/src/formats_i.c
++++ b/src/formats_i.c
+@@ -70,9 +70,15 @@ int lsx_check_read_params(sox_format_t * ft, unsigned channels,
+     ft->signal.channels = channels;
+   }
+ 
+-  if (rate && ft->signal.rate && ft->signal.rate != rate)
++  if (rate && ft->signal.rate && ft->signal.rate != rate) {
+     lsx_warn("`%s': overriding sample rate", ft->filename);
+-  else ft->signal.rate = rate;
++  /* Since NaN comparisons yield false, the negation rejects them. */
++  } else if (!(rate > 0)) {
++    lsx_fail_errno(ft, EINVAL, "invalid rate value");
++    return SOX_EOF;
++  } else {
++    ft->signal.rate = rate;
++  }
+ 
+   if (encoding && ft->encoding.encoding && ft->encoding.encoding != encoding)
+     lsx_warn("`%s': overriding encoding type", ft->filename);
+-- 
+2.49.0
+
diff --git a/package/sox/sox.mk b/package/sox/sox.mk
index f76a338661..c0d903f9d4 100644
--- a/package/sox/sox.mk
+++ b/package/sox/sox.mk
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ SOX_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2021-40426
 # due to the change of CPE ID to sox_project:sox in the NVD database
 SOX_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2022-31650 CVE-2023-26590
 
+# 0010-formats-reject-implausible-rate.patch
+# This entry is NOT stale, those CVEs are not reported by pkg-stats
+# due to the change of CPE ID to sox_project:sox in the NVD database
+SOX_IGNORE_CVES += CVE-2022-31651
+
 SOX_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--with-distro="Buildroot" \
 	--disable-stack-protector