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Gentoo: GLSA-202103-22 Normal: FFMPEG Various Vulnerabilities

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Calendar Grey June 15, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several security weaknesses identified in FAAD2 may allow for arbitrary code execution. It's recommended to update to the most recent release to reduce potential threats.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FAAD2, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FAAD2. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo multiple issues arbitrary execution normal severity FAAD2

Resolution

All FAAD2 users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/faad2-2.9.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2018-19502 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19502 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-19503 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19503 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-19504 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19504 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-20194 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20194 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-20195 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20195 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-20196 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20196 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-20197 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20197 [ 8 ] CVE-2018-20198 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20198 [ 9 ] CVE-2018-20199 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20199 [ 10 ] CVE-2018-20357 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20357 [ 11 ] CVE-2018-20358 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20358 [ 12 ] CVE-2018-20359 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20359 [ 13 ] CVE-2018-20360 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-17
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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: FAAD2: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 15, 2020
Bugs: #695540
ID: 202006-17

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo multiple issues arbitrary execution normal severity FAAD2

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FAAD2, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

FAAD2 is an open source MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 AAC decoder.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/faad2 < 2.9.0 >= 2.9.0

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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