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Gentoo: 202005-06 Normal: LIVE555 Media Server Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey May 14, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
In May 2020, Gentoo Linux issued Security Advisory GLSA 202005-06 regarding critical vulnerabilities in LIVE555 Media Server requiring immediate user action to secure systems.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LIVE555 Media Server, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in LIVE555 Media Server. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo security issues arbitrary execution normal severity LIVE555 Media Server

Resolution

All LIVE555 Media Server users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-plugins/live-2020.03.06"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2018-4013 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4013 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-15232 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15232 [ 3 ] CVE-2019-6256 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6256 [ 4 ] CVE-2019-7314 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7314 [ 5 ] CVE-2019-7733 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7733 [ 6 ] CVE-2019-9215 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9215

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-06
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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: LIVE555 Media Server: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: May 14, 2020
Bugs: #669276, #677276, #717722
ID: 202005-06

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo security issues arbitrary execution normal severity LIVE555 Media Server

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LIVE555 Media Server, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

LIVE555 Media Server is a set of libraries for multimedia streaming.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-plugins/live < 2020.03.06 >= 2020.03.06

Impact

===== Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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