Gentoo: GLSA-202003-59: libvpx: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in libvpx. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All libvpx 1.7.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-1.7.0-r1"
All libvpx 1.8.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-1.8.1"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2019-9232 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9232 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-9325 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9325 [ 3 ] CVE-2019-9371 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9371 [ 4 ] CVE-2019-9433 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9433
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-59
Concerns
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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Background
libvpx is the VP8 codec SDK used to encode and decode video streams, typically within a WebM format media file.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 media-libs/libvpx < 1.8.1 *>= 1.7.0-r1 *>= 1.8.1
Impact
===== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running the application, or a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.