security advisorydenial of servicedebian Multiple security issues were discovered in the microdns plugin of the VLC media player, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code via malicious mDNS packets. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-4671-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 30, 2020 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : vlc CVE ID : CVE-2020-6071 CVE-2020-6072 CVE-2020-6073 CVE-2020-6077 CVE-2020-6078 CVE-2020-6079 CVE-2020-6080 Multiple security issues were discovered in the microdns plugin of the VLC media player, which could result in denial of service or potentially the execution of arbitrary code via malicious mDNS packets. For the oldstable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.10-0+deb9u1. This update disables the microdns plugin. For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 3.0.10-0+deb10u1. This update disables the microdns plugin. We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages. For the detailed security status of vlc please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/vlc Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Enhance your VLC media player by installing the latest update to resolve various security vulnerabilities linked to mDNS, which could result in denial of service.. VLC Security Update, Debian Advisory, Media Player Vulnerability. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 30, 2020 •Important Debian