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[slackware-security]  ffmpeg (SSA:2024-235-01)

New ffmpeg packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix security issues.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/ffmpeg-4.4.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz:  Upgraded.
  This update addresses several vulnerabilities in FFmpeg which could result
  in denial of service, or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if
  malformed files/streams are processed.
  Thanks to pbslxw for the heads-up.
  For more information, see:
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1475
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48434
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3109
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3341
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3964
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7055
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47342
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/ffmpeg-4.4.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/ffmpeg-4.4.5-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 15.0 package:
257c759dad2e91ee7fac1e26d7ae42f0  ffmpeg-4.4.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
42a899213f0fd20271819b8b4dede704  ffmpeg-4.4.5-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg ffmpeg-4.4.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware: 2024-235-01: ffmpeg Security Advisory Update

August 22, 2024
New ffmpeg packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: patches/packages/ffmpeg-4.4.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update addresses several vulnerabilities in FFmpeg which could result in denial of service, or potentially the execution of arbitrary code if malformed files/streams are processed. Thanks to pbslxw for the heads-up. For more information, see: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-1475 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-48434 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3109 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3341 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3964 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7055 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-47342 (* Security fix *)

Where Find New Packages

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/ffmpeg-4.4.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0: ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/ffmpeg-4.4.5-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 15.0 package: 257c759dad2e91ee7fac1e26d7ae42f0 ffmpeg-4.4.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package: 42a899213f0fd20271819b8b4dede704 ffmpeg-4.4.5-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz

Severity
[slackware-security] ffmpeg (SSA:2024-235-01)
New ffmpeg packages are available for Slackware 15.0 to fix security issues.

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg ffmpeg-4.4.5-i586-1_slack15.0.txz

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