Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: USN-7249-1 critical: libvpx application crash
ubuntu
February 4, 2025
libvpx could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted image file.
Summary
libvpx could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted image file.
Software Description:
- libvpx: VP8 and VP9 video codec
Details:
Xiantong Hou discovered that libvpx would overflow when attempting to
allocate memory for very large images. If an application using libvpx
opened a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial
of service, or the execution of arbitrary code.
Topics Covered
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS libvpx5 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro vpx-tools 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS libvpx3 1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro vpx-tools 1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 14.04 LTS libvpx1 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro vpx-tools 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1+esm3 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7249-1
CVE-2024-5197
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