Gentoo: 202310-05 Low Risk: dav1d Denial of Service Vulnerability
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October 8, 2023
A vulnerability has been found in dav1d which could result in denial of service.
Summary
In some circumstances, dav1d might treat an invalid frame as valid,
resulting in a crash.
Topics Covered
Resolution
All dav1d users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/dav1d-1.2.0"
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/dav1d-1.2.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-32570
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32570
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-05
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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.
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Severity: Low
Title: dav1d: Denial of Service
Date: October 08, 2023
Bugs: #906107
ID: 202310-05
Topics Covered
Background
dav1d is an AV1 decoder.
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Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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media-libs/dav1d < 1.2.0 >= 1.2.0
Impact
Malformed frame data can result in a denial of service.
Workaround
Users should avoid parsing untrusted video with dav1d.
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