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Gentoo 202405-05 Normal: MPlayer Multiple Security Issues

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Calendar Grey May 4, 2024
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities compromise MPlayer's security, posing significant threats that could enable unauthorized code execution. Immediate upgrade is advised.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MPlayer, the worst of which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Summary

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

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update arbitrary code execution security issues normal severity MPlayer

Resolution

All MPlayer users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/mplayer-1.5"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2022-38600 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38600 [ 2 ] CVE-2022-38850 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38850 [ 3 ] CVE-2022-38851 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38851 [ 4 ] CVE-2022-38853 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38853 [ 5 ] CVE-2022-38855 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38855 [ 6 ] CVE-2022-38856 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38856 [ 7 ] CVE-2022-38858 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38858 [ 8 ] CVE-2022-38860 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38860 [ 9 ] CVE-2022-38861 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38861 [ 10 ] CVE-2022-38862 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38862 [ 11 ] CVE-2022-38863 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38863 [ 12 ] CVE-2022-38864 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38864 [ 13 ] CVE-2022-38865 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38865 [ 14 ] CVE-2022-38...

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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/202405-05
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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.

Severity: Normal
Title: MPlayer: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: May 04, 2024
Bugs: #870406
ID: 202405-05

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo software update arbitrary code execution security issues normal severity MPlayer

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MPlayer, the worst of which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

MPlayer is a media player capable of handling multiple multimedia file formats.

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Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ------------------- ------------ ------------ media-video/mplayer < 1.5 >= 1.5

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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