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Ubuntu 22.10: USN-6180-1 Critical: VLC Player Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey June 20, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Numerous security flaws have been rectified in the VLC media player for Ubuntu. Make sure to upgrade to the protected versions 22.10 and LTS to ensure your system's security.
Several security issues were fixed in VLC media player.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in VLC media player.

Software Description:

- vlc: multimedia player and streamer

Details:

It was discovered that VLC could be made to read out of bounds when

decoding image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted image

file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to

crash, leading to a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu

16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-19721)

It was discovered that VLC could be made to write out of bounds when

processing H.264 video files. If a user were tricked into opening a

crafted H.264 video file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue

to cause VLC to crash, leading to a denial of service, or possibly

execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-13428)

It was discovered that VLC could be made to read out of bounds when

processing AVI video files. If a user were tricked into openi...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 22.10:
   vlc                             3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1
   vlc-plugin-access-extra         3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   vlc                             3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   vlc-plugin-access-extra         3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   vlc                             3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   vlc-plugin-access-extra         3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   vlc                             3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1
   vlc-plugin-access-extra         3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm1

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   vlc                             2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm2

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6180-1

  CVE-2019-19721, CVE-2020-13428, CVE-2021-25801, CVE-2021-25802,

  CVE-2021-25803, CVE-2021-25804, CVE-2022-41325

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Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vlc/3.0.17.4-5ubuntu0.1

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