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Fedora 22: FEDORA-2015-14851 Critical: Libvdpau Media Flaw

Update to 1.1.1 Security fix for CVE-2015-5198, CVE-2015-5199, CVE-2015-5200. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2015-14851 2015-09-24 05:07:02.610836 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : libvdpau Product : Fedora 22 Version : 1.1.1 Release : 1.fc22 URL : Summary : Wrapper library for the Video Decode and Presentation API Description : VDPAU is the Video Decode and Presentation API for UNIX. It provides an interface to video decode acceleration and presentation hardware present in modern GPUs. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update to 1.1.1 Security fix for CVE-2015-5198, CVE-2015-5199, CVE-2015-5200 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #1253827 - CVE-2015-5200 libvdpau vulnerability in trace functionality https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253827 [ 2 ] Bug #1253826 - CVE-2015-5199 libvdpau directory traversal in dlopen https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253826 [ 3 ] Bug #1253824 - CVE-2015-5198 libvdpau incorrect check for security transition https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253824 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "yum" update program. Use su -c 'yum update libvdpau' at the command line. For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum", available at . All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/security/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailinglist This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/package-announce.lists.fedoraproject.org/ . Fedora 22 has issued a security patch for libvdpau addressing severe vulnerabilities in video playback. Ensure you update immediately.. Fedora Security Update, libvdpau, Media Acceleration Fix. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Sep 24, 2015 •Critical Fedora