Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6814-1 Moderate: libvpx Denial Of Service

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June 6, 2024

libvpx could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

libvpx could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially

crafted file.

Software Description:

- libvpx: VP8 and VP9 video codec

Details:

Xiantong Hou 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.

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu application crash libvpx

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libvpx9                         1.14.0-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 23.10
   libvpx7                         1.12.0-1ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   libvpx7                         1.11.0-2ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   libvpx6                         1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3

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