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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202310-04
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 Severity: High
    Title: libvpx: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: October 04, 2023
     Bugs: #914875, #914987
       ID: 202310-04
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvpx, the worst of
which could result in arbitrary code execution.
Background
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libvpx is the VP8 codec SDK used to encode and decode video streams,
typically within a WebM format media file.
Affected packages
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Package            Vulnerable    Unaffected
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media-libs/libvpx  < 1.13.1      >= 1.13.1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvpx. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All libvpx users should upgrade to the latest version:
  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-1.13.1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2023-5217
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5217
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-44488
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44488
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-04
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5