- Vulnerability/
- USN-7172-1
18/12/2024
USN-7172-1: libvpx vulnerability
First published: Wed Dec 18 2024(Updated: )
It was 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. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS were previously addressed in USN-6403-1, USN-6403-2, and USN-6403-3. This update addresses the issue in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| All of | ||
| ubuntu/libvpx1 | <1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 | 1.3.0-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
| Ubuntu Ubuntu | =14.04 |
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Reference Links
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-5217
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6403-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6404-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6405-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6403-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6403-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7172-1 (Advisory)
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