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openSUSE: 2016:1652-1 important: VLC Buffer Overflow and Out-Of-Bounds

An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available.. openSUSE Security Update: Security update for vlc ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2016:1652-1 Rating: important References: #952051 #954980 #984382 Cross-References: CVE-2015-7981 CVE-2015-8126 CVE-2016-1514 CVE-2016-1515 CVE-2016-5108 Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 42.1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes 5 vulnerabilities is now available. Description: This update for vlc to 2.2.4 to fix the following security issue: - CVE-2016-5108: Fix out-of-bound write in adpcm QT IMA codec (boo#984382). This also include an update of codecs and libraries to fix these 3rd party security issues: - CVE-2016-1514: Matroska libebml EbmlUnicodeString Heap Information Leak - CVE-2016-1515: Matroska libebml Multiple ElementList Double Free Vulnerabilities - CVE-2015-7981: The png_convert_to_rfc1123 function in png.c in libpng allowed remote attackers to obtain sensitive process memory information via crafted tIME chunk data in an image file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read (bsc#952051). - CVE-2015-8126: Multiple buffer overflows in the (1) png_set_PLTE and (2) png_get_PLTE functions in libpng allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a small bit-depth value in an IHDR (aka image header) chunk in a PNG image (bsc#954980). Patch Instructions: To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - openSUSE Leap 42.1: zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2016-754=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypperpatch". Package List: - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (i586 x86_64): libvlc5-2.2.4-27.1 libvlc5-debuginfo-2.2.4-27.1 libvlccore8-2.2.4-27.1 libvlccore8-debuginfo-2.2.4-27.1 vlc-2.2.4-27.1 vlc-debuginfo-2.2.4-27.1 vlc-debugsource-2.2.4-27.1 vlc-devel-2.2.4-27.1 vlc-noX-2.2.4-27.1 vlc-noX-debuginfo-2.2.4-27.1 vlc-qt-2.2.4-27.1 vlc-qt-debuginfo-2.2.4-27.1 - openSUSE Leap 42.1 (noarch): vlc-noX-lang-2.2.4-27.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7981.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8126.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1514.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1515.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5108.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/952051 https://bugzilla.suse.com/954980 https://bugzilla.suse.com/984382 . Addresses critical security flaws in VLC with significant enhancements on previously identified vulnerabilities.. openSUSE Security Update, VLC Fix, Libpng, Codec Vulnerabilities, openSUSE Leap. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jun 22, 2016 •Important OpenSUSE