Debian: DSA-3685-1: libav security update

Date04 Oct 2016

Posted ByLinuxSecurity Advisories

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 https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;a=blob;f=Changelog;hb=refs/tags/v11.8

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3685-1                   This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
October 04, 2016                      https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : libav
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-7424

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
https://git.libav.org/?p=libav.git;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
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