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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202003-59 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: libvpx: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code |
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Date: March 26, 2020 |
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Bugs: #701834 |
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ID: 202003-59 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in libvpx, the worst of which |
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could result in the execution of arbitrary code. |
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Background |
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libvpx is the VP8 codec SDK used to encode and decode video streams, |
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typically within a WebM format media file. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 media-libs/libvpx < 1.8.1 *>= 1.7.0-r1 |
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*>= 1.8.1 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvpx. Please review |
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the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media |
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file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the |
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privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All libvpx 1.7.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-1.7.0-r1" |
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All libvpx 1.8.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-1.8.1" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-9232 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9232 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2019-9325 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9325 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2019-9371 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9371 |
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[ 4 ] CVE-2019-9433 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9433 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-59 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |