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Debian 11 DLA-4507-1 VLC Important Out-of-Bounds Read DoS CVE-2025-51602

debian lts
Calendar Grey March 24, 2026
Dist Debian Esm H88
VLC media player faces important out-of-bounds read risk. Update recommended to prevent denial of service issues.
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability was discovered in VLC media player, a multimedia player and streamer
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Summary

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version
3.0.23-0+deb11u1.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: vlc
Version: 3.0.23-0+deb11u1
CVE ID: CVE-2025-51602

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