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Gentoo: GLSA-202007-58 Normal: Multiple FFmpeg Issues Detected

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Calendar Grey July 28, 2020
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Various vulnerabilities in FFmpeg may permit unauthorized command execution. It is recommended to perform an upgrade to reduce risks. Alert Level: Medium.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FFmpeg, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo multiple issues arbitrary execution ffmpeg normal severity

Resolution

All FFmpeg users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/ffmpeg-4.2.4"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-13312 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13312 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-15942 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15942 [ 3 ] CVE-2020-12284 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12284 [ 4 ] CVE-2020-13904 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13904 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-14212 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14212

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-58
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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: FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 28, 2020
Bugs: #718012, #719940, #727450
ID: 202007-58

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo multiple issues arbitrary execution ffmpeg normal severity

Synopsis

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

Background

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-video/ffmpeg < 4.2.4 >= 4.2.4

Impact

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

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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