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Debian Bookworm DSA-5928-1 critical: libvpx double-free Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey May 28, 2025
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5990-1 highlights an OpenSSL vulnerability causing potential data exposure. Immediate update advised.
It was discovered that a double-free in the encoder of libvpx, a multimedia library for the VP8 and VP9 video codecs, may result in denial of service and potentially the execution ...
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Summary

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 1.12.0-1+deb12u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your libvpx packages.

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

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: libvpx
CVE ID: CVE-2025-5283

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