Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 681
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 681

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6815-1 Critical: AOM Denial of Service Risk

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
AOM could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6815-1
June 06, 2024

aom vulnerability
==========================================================================

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

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Summary:

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

Software Description:
- aom: AV1 Video Codec Library

Details:

Xiantong Hou discovered that AOM did not properly handle certain malformed
media files. If an application using AOM opened a specially crafted file, a
remote attacker could cause 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 24.04 LTS
   libaom3                         3.8.2-2ubuntu0.1

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

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6815-1
   CVE-2024-5171

Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aom/3.8.2-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS USN-6815-1 Critical: AOM Denial of Service Risk

ubuntu
Calendar Grey June 6, 2024
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A critical flaw enables remote crashes or arbitrary code execution in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Ensure your systems are patched promptly.
AOM could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Summary: AOM could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - aom: AV1 Video Codec Library Details: Xiantong Hou discovered that AOM did not properly handle certain malformed media files. If an application using AOM opened a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause 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 24.04 LTS libaom3 3.8.2-2ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6815-1

CVE-2024-5171

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6815-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aom/3.8.2-2ubuntu0.1

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Related News

Your message here