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SUSE Linux Enterprise: 2021:3293-1 Moderate: ffmpeg Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey October 6, 2021
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SUSE Security Update for ffmpeg: Addresses significant CVE-2020-22042 vulnerability along with installation guidelines.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for ffmpeg fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-22042: Fixed a denial of service vulnerability led by a memory leak in the link_filter_inouts function in libavfilter/graphparser.c. (bsc#1186761) 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-SP3-2021-3293=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15-SP2: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP2-2021-3293=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages 15-SP3: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP3-2021-3293=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update moderate severity SUSE Linux ffmpeg patch instructions

References

#1186761

Cross- CVE-2020-22042

CVSS scores:

CVE-2020-22042 (NVD) : 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVE-2020-22042 (SUSE): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2020-22042.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1186761

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3293-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update moderate severity SUSE Linux ffmpeg patch instructions

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