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SUSE: 2021:3193-1 Important: FFmpeg Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey September 23, 2021
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SUSE Security Patch for libav resolves serious vulnerabilities. Apply suggested updates to protect your environment.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues: - CVE-2021-38171: Fixed adts_decode_extradata in libavformat/adtsenc.c to check the init_get_bits return value (bsc#1189724). Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP3-2021-3193=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP2-2021-3193=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP3-2021-3193=1

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References

#1189724

Cross- CVE-2021-38171

CVSS scores:

CVE-2021-38171 (SUSE): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-38171.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1189724

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3193-1
Rating: important

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