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Debian: DSA-2947-1 Critical: Libav Demuxer Decoder Problems

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Calendar Grey June 4, 2014
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Several security issues have been corrected in multiple demuxers and decoders of the libav multimedia library
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Summary

Several security issues have been corrected in multiple demuxers and
decoders of the libav multimedia library. A full list of the changes is
available at
;a=blob;f=Changelog;hb=refs/tags/v0.8.12

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.8.12-1.

For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 6:10.1-1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 6:10.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libav packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libav
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