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Gentoo: GLSA 202310-04 High: libvpx Code Execution Risks

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Calendar Grey October 4, 2023
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Gentoo: GLSA 202310-05 advisory highlights critical security flaws in libpng and provides guidelines for mitigation.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvpx, the worst of which could result in arbitrary code execution.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo arbitrary code execution libvpx

Resolution

All libvpx users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-1.13.1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2023-5217 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5217 [ 2 ] CVE-2023-44488 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44488

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-04
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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: High
Title: libvpx: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: October 04, 2023
Bugs: #914875, #914987
ID: 202310-04

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Topics Covered

security advisory high severity gentoo arbitrary code execution libvpx

Synopsis

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

Background

libvpx is the VP8 codec SDK used to encode and decode video streams, typically within a WebM format media file.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ----------------- ------------ ------------ media-libs/libvpx < 1.13.1 >= 1.13.1

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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