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Ubuntu Security Notice 6814-1 - Xiantong Hou discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

systems | linux[9], ubuntu[10]
advisories | CVE-2024-5197[11]
SHA-256 | ce0d520cb7efd588f6023aee556334615a1e00bb61a4443130c95977885c315e

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6814-1
June 06, 2024
libvpx vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Summary:
libvpx could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially
crafted file.
Software Description:
- libvpx: VP8 and VP9 video codec
Details:
Xiantong Hou discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain
malformed media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially
crafted file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libvpx9 1.14.0-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 23.10
libvpx7 1.12.0-1ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
libvpx7 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
libvpx6 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6814-1
CVE-2024-5197
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvpx/1.14.0-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvpx/1.12.0-1ubuntu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvpx/1.11.0-2ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvpx/1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3

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