=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4131-1
September 11, 2019

vlc vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 19.04
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in VLC.

Software Description:
- vlc: multimedia player and streamer

Details:

It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files. If a
user were tricked into opening a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker
could use this issue to cause VLC to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 19.04:
  vlc                             3.0.8-0ubuntu19.04.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  vlc                             3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4131-1
  CVE-2019-13962, CVE-2019-14437, CVE-2019-14438, CVE-2019-14498,
  CVE-2019-14533, CVE-2019-14534, CVE-2019-14535, CVE-2019-14776,
  CVE-2019-14777, CVE-2019-14778, CVE-2019-14970

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/3.0.8-0ubuntu19.04.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1

Ubuntu 4131-1: VLC vulnerabilities

September 11, 2019
Several security issues were fixed in VLC.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 19.04: vlc 3.0.8-0ubuntu19.04.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: vlc 3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4131-1

CVE-2019-13962, CVE-2019-14437, CVE-2019-14438, CVE-2019-14498,

CVE-2019-14533, CVE-2019-14534, CVE-2019-14535, CVE-2019-14776,

CVE-2019-14777, CVE-2019-14778, CVE-2019-14970

Severity
September 11, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/3.0.8-0ubuntu19.04.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1

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