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openSUSE 15 SP2: openSUSE-SU-2021:0714-1 Moderate: VLC Security Update

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Calendar Grey May 12, 2021
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
An important incremental release for Fedora targeting several VLC concerns, showcasing upgraded functionalities and essential resolutions.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Description

This update for vlc fixes the following issues:

Update to version 3.0.13:

+ Demux:

- Adaptive: fix artefacts in HLS streams with wrong profiles/levels

- Fix regression on some MP4 files for the audio track

- Fix MPGA and ADTS probing in TS files

- Fix Flac inside AVI files

- Fix VP9/Webm artefacts when seeking

+ Codec:

- Support SSA text scaling

- Fix rotation on Android rotation

- Fix WebVTT subtitles that start at 00:00

+ Access:

- Update libnfs to support NFSv4

- Improve SMB2 integration

- Fix Blu-ray files using Unicode names on Windows

- Disable mcast lookups on Android for RTSP playback

+ Video Output: Rework the D3D11 rendering wait, to fix choppiness on

display

+ Interfaces:

- Fix VLC getting stuck on close on X11 (#21875)

- Improve RTL on preferences on macOS

- Add mousewheel horizontal axis control

- Fix crash on exit...

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update media player openSUSE VLC backports SLE-15-SP2

Patch

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2021-714=1

Package List

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

libvlc5-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

libvlccore9-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

vlc-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

vlc-codec-gstreamer-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

vlc-devel-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

vlc-jack-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

vlc-noX-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

vlc-opencv-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

vlc-qt-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

vlc-vdpau-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

- openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 (noarch):

vlc-lang-3.0.13-bp152.2.12.1

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-26664.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1181918

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2021:0714-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Backports SLE-15-SP2 .

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate software update media player openSUSE VLC backports SLE-15-SP2

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