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Gentoo: GLSA-201908-23 Normal: VLC Multiple Issues with Code Risk

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Calendar Grey August 17, 2019
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Critical security flaw discovered in VLC media player. Gentoo users should update to version 3.0.7 immediately. Find out more about the issues!
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo code execution arbitrary execution vlc normal severity

Resolution

All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-3.0.7"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-12874 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12874 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-5439 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5439

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-23
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 18, 2019
Bugs: #688642
ID: 201908-23

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service gentoo code execution arbitrary execution vlc normal severity

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/vlc < 3.0.7 >= 3.0.7

Impact

===== Remote attackers, by enticing a user to execute a specially crafted media file, could cause a Denial of Service condition or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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