• libvpx vulnerabilities

    From bugz_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Monday, November 25, 2019 12:30:35
    libvpx vulnerabilities

    A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
    derivatives:

    * Ubuntu 19.04
    * Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    * Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

    Summary

    Several security issues were fixed in libvpx.

    Software Description

    * libvpx - VP8 and VP9 video codec

    Details

    It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain
    malformed WebM media files. If an application using libvpx opened
    a specially crafted WebM 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 19.04
    libvpx5 - 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.19.04.1

    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
    libvpx5 - 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1

    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
    libvpx3 - 1.5.0-2ubuntu1.1

    To update your system, please follow these instructions:
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

    In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
    changes.

    References

    * CVE-2017-13194
    * CVE-2019-2126
    * CVE-2019-9232
    * CVE-2019-9325
    * CVE-2019-9371
    * CVE-2019-9433

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  • From bugz_ubuntu@21:4/110 to Ubuntu Users on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 16:10:02
    libvpx vulnerabilities

    A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its
    derivatives:

    * Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

    Summary

    Several security issues were fixed in libvpx.

    Software Description

    * libvpx - VP8 and VP9 video codec

    Details

    USN-4199-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in libvpx. This update
    provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

    Original advisory details:

    It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain
    malformed WebM media files. If an application using libvpx opened
    a specially crafted WebM 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 14.04 ESM
    libvpx1 - 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

    To update your system, please follow these instructions:
    https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

    In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
    changes.

    References

    * USN-4199-1
    * CVE-2017-13194
    * CVE-2019-9232
    * CVE-2019-9433

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