# Security update for ffmpeg-4

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3301-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1229026

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-7055

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-7055 ( SUSE ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for ffmpeg-4 fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2024-7055: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in pnmdec. (bsc#1229026)

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3301=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-3301=1

  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2024-3301=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP6-2024-3301=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * libavresample4_0-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libswresample-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavcodec58_134-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavutil56_70-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavfilter-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavdevice58_13-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libpostproc55_9-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavresample4_0-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswresample3_9-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavfilter7_110-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libpostproc-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavcodec58_134-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavutil-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavformat58_76-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswscale5_9-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavresample-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavdevice-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavcodec-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavformat58_76-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavdevice58_13-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavfilter7_110-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswresample3_9-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libswscale-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-debugsource-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswscale5_9-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavutil56_70-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavformat-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-private-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libpostproc55_9-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    * libavcodec58_134-32bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavformat58_76-32bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavutil56_70-32bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswscale5_9-32bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libpostproc55_9-32bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswscale5_9-32bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libpostproc55_9-32bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavfilter7_110-32bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavresample4_0-32bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavdevice58_13-32bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavcodec58_134-32bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavutil56_70-32bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavdevice58_13-32bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavresample4_0-32bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswresample3_9-32bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswresample3_9-32bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavfilter7_110-32bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavformat58_76-32bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    * libavcodec58_134-64bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavresample4_0-64bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libpostproc55_9-64bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswresample3_9-64bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavutil56_70-64bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavformat58_76-64bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswresample3_9-64bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavdevice58_13-64bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavresample4_0-64bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libpostproc55_9-64bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavfilter7_110-64bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavformat58_76-64bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavutil56_70-64bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavdevice58_13-64bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswscale5_9-64bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswscale5_9-64bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavfilter7_110-64bit-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavcodec58_134-64bit-4.4-150600.13.13.1
  * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libavresample4_0-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libswresample-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavcodec58_134-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavutil56_70-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavfilter-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavdevice58_13-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libpostproc55_9-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavresample4_0-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswresample3_9-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavfilter7_110-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libpostproc-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavcodec58_134-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavutil-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavformat58_76-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswscale5_9-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavresample-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavdevice-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavcodec-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavformat58_76-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavdevice58_13-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavfilter7_110-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswresample3_9-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libswscale-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-debugsource-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswscale5_9-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavutil56_70-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-libavformat-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-private-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libpostproc55_9-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 (x86_64)
    * ffmpeg-4-debugsource-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswscale5_9-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavutil56_70-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * ffmpeg-4-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavcodec58_134-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavformat58_76-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavformat58_76-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavcodec58_134-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libavutil56_70-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswresample3_9-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswscale5_9-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1
    * libswresample3_9-4.4-150600.13.13.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7055.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229026

SUSE: 2024:3301-1 important: ffmpeg-4 Security Advisory Updates

September 18, 2024
* bsc#1229026 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-7055

Summary

## This update for ffmpeg-4 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-7055: Fixed a heap-based buffer overflow in pnmdec. (bsc#1229026) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-3301=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-3301=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2024-3301=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP6-2024-3301=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586) * libavresample4_0-4.4-150600.13.13.1 * ffmpeg-4-libswresample-devel-4.4-150600.13.13.1 * libavcodec58_134-4.4-150600.13.13.1 * libavutil56_70-debuginfo-4.4-150600.13.13.1 * ffmpeg-4-4.4-150600.13.13.1 * ffmpeg-4-libavf...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1229026

Cross-

* CVE-2024-7055

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-7055 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP6

* SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-7055.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229026

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:3301-1
Rating: important

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