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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6403-1
October 02, 2023
libvpx vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 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
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 23.04:
   libvpx7                         1.12.0-1ubuntu1.2
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   libvpx7                         1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   libvpx6                         1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6403-1
   CVE-2023-44488, CVE-2023-5217
Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvpx/1.12.0-1ubuntu1.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvpx/1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libvpx/1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2