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Debian: DSA-5707-1 Moderate: Correction for VLC Buffer Overflow Issue

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Calendar Grey June 11, 2024
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Enhance VLC media player to mitigate buffer overflow vulnerabilities as outlined in the Debian DSA-5707-1 security bulletin.
A buffer overflow was discovered in the MMS module of the VLC media player

Summary

A buffer overflow was discovered in the MMS module of the VLC media
player.

For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 3.0.21-0+deb11u1.

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.21-0+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.

For the detailed security status of vlc please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/vlc

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/



Package: vlc
CVE ID: not yet available

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