diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index b9b4b664e4..fec9debfda 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1716,9 +1716,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/vinagre-newer-freerdp.patch             \
   %D%/packages/patches/vinagre-newer-rdp-parameters.patch      \
   %D%/packages/patches/virglrenderer-CVE-2017-6386.patch 	\
-  %D%/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2014-9638+CVE-2014-9639.patch		\
-  %D%/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2014-9640.patch		\
-  %D%/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2015-6749.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/vsearch-unbundle-cityhash.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/vte-CVE-2012-2738-pt1.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/vte-CVE-2012-2738-pt2.patch			\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2014-9638+CVE-2014-9639.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2014-9638+CVE-2014-9639.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e389dd59e..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2014-9638+CVE-2014-9639.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-From: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@debian.org>
-Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2015 15:14:06 +0200
-Subject: oggenc: validate count of channels in the header (CVE-2014-9638 &
- CVE-2014-9639)
-
-Author: Kamil Dudka <kdudka@redhat.com>
-Origin: http://lists.xiph.org/pipermail/vorbis-dev/2015-February/020423.html
-Bug: https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/2136
-Bug: https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/2137
-Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/776086
-Forwarded: not-needed
-Reviewed-By: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>
-Last-Update: 2015-09-22
----
- oggenc/audio.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/oggenc/audio.c b/oggenc/audio.c
-index 05e42b3..1b3f179 100644
---- a/oggenc/audio.c
-+++ b/oggenc/audio.c
-@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
- #include <config.h>
- #endif
- 
-+#include <limits.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <string.h>
-@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ int aiff_open(FILE *in, oe_enc_opt *opt, unsigned char *buf, int buflen)
-     aiff_fmt format;
-     aifffile *aiff = malloc(sizeof(aifffile));
-     int i;
-+    long channels;
- 
-     if(buf[11]=='C')
-         aifc=1;
-@@ -277,11 +279,16 @@ int aiff_open(FILE *in, oe_enc_opt *opt, unsigned char *buf, int buflen)
-         return 0;
-     }
- 
--    format.channels = READ_U16_BE(buffer);
-+    format.channels = channels = READ_U16_BE(buffer);
-     format.totalframes = READ_U32_BE(buffer+2);
-     format.samplesize = READ_U16_BE(buffer+6);
-     format.rate = (int)read_IEEE80(buffer+8);
- 
-+    if(channels <= 0L || SHRT_MAX < channels)
-+    {
-+        fprintf(stderr, _("Warning: Unsupported count of channels in AIFF header\n"));
-+        return 0;
-+    }
-     aiff->bigendian = 1;
- 
-     if(aifc)
-@@ -412,6 +419,7 @@ int wav_open(FILE *in, oe_enc_opt *opt, unsigned char *oldbuf, int buflen)
-     wav_fmt format;
-     wavfile *wav = malloc(sizeof(wavfile));
-     int i;
-+    long channels;
- 
-     /* Ok. At this point, we know we have a WAV file. Now we have to detect
-      * whether we support the subtype, and we have to find the actual data
-@@ -449,12 +457,18 @@ int wav_open(FILE *in, oe_enc_opt *opt, unsigned char *oldbuf, int buflen)
-     }
- 
-     format.format =      READ_U16_LE(buf);
--    format.channels =    READ_U16_LE(buf+2);
-+    format.channels = channels = READ_U16_LE(buf+2);
-     format.samplerate =  READ_U32_LE(buf+4);
-     format.bytespersec = READ_U32_LE(buf+8);
-     format.align =       READ_U16_LE(buf+12);
-     format.samplesize =  READ_U16_LE(buf+14);
- 
-+    if(channels <= 0L || SHRT_MAX < channels)
-+    {
-+        fprintf(stderr, _("Warning: Unsupported count of channels in WAV header\n"));
-+        return 0;
-+    }
-+
-     if(format.format == -2) /* WAVE_FORMAT_EXTENSIBLE */
-     {
-       if(len<40)
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2014-9640.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2014-9640.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 97d18e0db7..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2014-9640.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-Index: vorbis-tools/oggenc/oggenc.c
-===================================================================
---- vorbis-tools/oggenc/oggenc.c	(revision 19116)
-+++ vorbis-tools/oggenc/oggenc.c	(revision 19117)
-@@ -98,4 +98,6 @@
-               0,0,0.f,
-               0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
-+    input_format raw_format = {NULL, 0, raw_open, wav_close, "raw", 
-+      N_("RAW file reader")};
- 
-     int i;
-@@ -240,6 +242,4 @@
-         if(opt.rawmode)
-         {
--            input_format raw_format = {NULL, 0, raw_open, wav_close, "raw", 
--                N_("RAW file reader")};
- 
-             enc_opts.rate=opt.raw_samplerate;
-Index: vorbis-tools/oggenc/skeleton.h
-===================================================================
---- vorbis-tools/oggenc/skeleton.h	(revision 19116)
-+++ vorbis-tools/oggenc/skeleton.h	(revision 19117)
-@@ -42,5 +42,5 @@
-     ogg_int64_t start_granule;                             /* start granule value */
-     ogg_uint32_t preroll;                                   /* preroll */
--    unsigned char granule_shift; // a 8-bit field           /* 1 byte value holding the granule shift */
-+    unsigned char granule_shift;                            /* 1 byte value holding the granule shift */
-     char *message_header_fields;                            /* holds all the message header fields */
-     /* current total size of the message header fields, for realloc purpose, initially zero */
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2015-6749.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2015-6749.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bcddcbfd70..0000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/vorbis-tools-CVE-2015-6749.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-Upstream fix for CVE-2015-6749.
-https://trac.xiph.org/ticket/2212
-
-From 04815d3e1bfae3a6cdfb2c25358a5a72b61299f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Mark Harris <mark.hsj@gmail.com>
-Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2015 05:54:46 -0700
-Subject: [PATCH] oggenc: Fix large alloca on bad AIFF input
-
-Fixes #2212
----
- oggenc/audio.c | 10 +++++-----
- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/oggenc/audio.c b/oggenc/audio.c
-index 477da8c..4921fb9 100644
---- a/oggenc/audio.c
-+++ b/oggenc/audio.c
-@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ static int aiff_permute_matrix[6][6] =
- int aiff_open(FILE *in, oe_enc_opt *opt, unsigned char *buf, int buflen)
- {
-     int aifc; /* AIFC or AIFF? */
--    unsigned int len;
--    unsigned char *buffer;
-+    unsigned int len, readlen;
-+    unsigned char buffer[22];
-     unsigned char buf2[8];
-     aiff_fmt format;
-     aifffile *aiff = malloc(sizeof(aifffile));
-@@ -269,9 +269,9 @@ int aiff_open(FILE *in, oe_enc_opt *opt, unsigned char *buf, int buflen)
-         return 0; /* Weird common chunk */
-     }
- 
--    buffer = alloca(len);
--
--    if(fread(buffer,1,len,in) < len)
-+    readlen = len < sizeof(buffer) ? len : sizeof(buffer);
-+    if(fread(buffer,1,readlen,in) < readlen ||
-+       (len > readlen && !seek_forward(in, len-readlen)))
-     {
-         fprintf(stderr, _("Warning: Unexpected EOF in reading AIFF header\n"));
-         return 0;
--- 
-2.5.0
-
diff --git a/gnu/packages/xiph.scm b/gnu/packages/xiph.scm
index 4a3f25e009..8ed0e518a7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xiph.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xiph.scm
@@ -312,18 +312,14 @@ Kate stream.")
 (define vorbis-tools
   (package
    (name "vorbis-tools")
-   (version "1.4.0")
+   (version "1.4.2")
    (source (origin
             (method url-fetch)
             (uri (string-append "https://downloads.xiph.org/releases/vorbis/"
                                 "vorbis-tools-" version ".tar.gz"))
             (sha256
              (base32
-              "1g12bnh5ah08v529y72kfdz5lhvy75iaz7f9jskyby23m9dkk2d3"))
-            (patches (search-patches 
-                       "vorbis-tools-CVE-2014-9638+CVE-2014-9639.patch"
-                       "vorbis-tools-CVE-2014-9640.patch"
-                       "vorbis-tools-CVE-2015-6749.patch"))))
+              "1c7h4ivgfdyygz2hyh6nfibxlkz8kdk868a576qkkjgj5gn78xyv"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
    (inputs `(("ao" ,ao)
              ("curl" ,curl)
