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Mageia 6: MGASA-2019-0223 Critical: Mythtv Assertion Failure

This update provides and update to mythtv 30, and updates the bundled ffmpeg to 3.2. It also fixes atleast the following issue: The flv_write_packet function in libavformat/flvenc.c in FFmpeg through 4.0.2 does not check for an empty audio packet, leading to an assertion . MGASA-2019-0223 - Updated mythtv packages fix security issues Publication date: 18 Aug 2019 URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0223.html Type: security Affected Mageia releases: 6 CVE: CVE-2018-15822 This update provides and update to mythtv 30, and updates the bundled ffmpeg to 3.2. It also fixes atleast the following issue: The flv_write_packet function in libavformat/flvenc.c in FFmpeg through 4.0.2 does not check for an empty audio packet, leading to an assertion failure (CVE-2018-15822). It also fixes mythbackend missing needed environment variables (mga#24104). For other changes/fixes in this update, see the referenced Release Notes. References: - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24099 - https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24104 - - - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15822 SRPMS: - 6/core/mythtv-30.0-20190121.1.mga6 - 6/core/mythtv-mythweb-30.0-1.mga6 - 6/core/hdhomerun-20180817-1.mga6 - 6/tainted/mythtv-30.0-20190121.1.mga6.tainted . Enhancements for Kodi and VLC resolve significant vulnerabilities in Fedora, strengthening overall system security.. mythtv security, ffmpeg update, Mageia advisory, software update. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Aug 18, 2019 •Critical Mageia