Gentoo: GLSA-202310-05: dav1d: Denial of Service
Summary
In some circumstances, dav1d might treat an invalid frame as valid,
resulting in a crash.
Resolution
All dav1d users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/dav1d-1.2.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-32570
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32570
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-05
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
dav1d is an AV1 decoder.
Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
---------------- ------------ ------------
media-libs/dav1d < 1.2.0 >= 1.2.0
Impact
Malformed frame data can result in a denial of service.
Workaround
Users should avoid parsing untrusted video with dav1d.