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Debian 8 DSA-3685-1 Critical: Libav Decoder Security Issues

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Calendar Grey October 4, 2016
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Multiple vulnerabilities addressed in the libav multimedia framework. Users are advised to update for enhanced protection and reliability.
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/v11.8

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 6:11.8-1~deb8u1.

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: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: libav
CVE ID: CVE-2016-7424

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