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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202003-59 ] libvpx: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 18:41:54
Message-Id: 88417463-217e-bed6-505b-7a410ceeb273@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-59
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: libvpx: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: March 26, 2020
10 Bugs: #701834
11 ID: 202003-59
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libvpx, the worst of which
19 could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 libvpx is the VP8 codec SDK used to encode and decode video streams,
25 typically within a WebM format media file.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 media-libs/libvpx < 1.8.1 *>= 1.7.0-r1
34 *>= 1.8.1
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36 Description
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39 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvpx. Please review
40 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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42 Impact
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45 A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media
46 file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
47 privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.
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49 Workaround
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52 There is no known workaround at this time.
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54 Resolution
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57 All libvpx 1.7.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
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59 # emerge --sync
60 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-1.7.0-r1"
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62 All libvpx 1.8.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
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64 # emerge --sync
65 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-1.8.1"
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67 References
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70 [ 1 ] CVE-2019-9232
71 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9232
72 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-9325
73 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9325
74 [ 3 ] CVE-2019-9371
75 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9371
76 [ 4 ] CVE-2019-9433
77 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9433
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79 Availability
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82 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
83 the Gentoo Security Website:
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85 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-59
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87 Concerns?
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90 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
91 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
92 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
93 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
94 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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96 License
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99 Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
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102 The contents of this document are licensed under the
103 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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105 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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