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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS USN-7500-1 Important: OpenSSL Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey November 1, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Advisory USN-6403-3 resolves vulnerabilities in libvpx for 16.04 LTS. Apply updates immediately to reduce threats and strengthen system protection.
Several security issues were fixed in libvpx.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in libvpx.

Software Description:

- libvpx: VP8 and VP9 video codec

Details:

USN-6403-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libvpx. This update provides

the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed

 media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted

 file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly

 execute arbitrary code.

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   libvpx3                         1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm2

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6403-3

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6403-1

  CVE-2023-44488, CVE-2023-5217

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6403-3

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