Gentoo: GLSA-202409-17: VLC: Security Advisory Updates
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-3.0.20"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2022-41325
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41325
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202409-17
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.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC, the worst of which
could result in arbitrary code execution.
Background
VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server.
Affected Packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
--------------- ------------ ------------
media-video/vlc < 3.0.20 >= 3.0.20
Impact
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.