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Debian Buster: DLA-3358-1 Critical: Mpv Use After Free Risk

debian lts
Calendar Grey March 11, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Responding to a critical vulnerability in Debian LTS associated with mpv that permits malicious entities to run unauthorized code or destabilize the media player.
An issue has been found in mpv, a video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2
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Summary

An issue has been found in mpv, a video player based on MPlayer/mplayer2.
Due to a use after free an attacker coudl execute arbitrary code or crash
the program via the ao_c parameter.


For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
0.29.1-1+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mpv packages.

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

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: mpv
Version: 0.29.1-1+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2020-19824

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