Critical AOM Vulnerabilities in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: Update Now
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in AOM. Software Description: - aom: AV1 Video Codec Library Details: It was discovered that AOM incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2020-36130, CVE-2020-36131, CVE-2020-36133, CVE-2020-36135, CVE-2021-30473, CVE-2021-30474, CVE-2021-30475)
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: aom-tools 1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1build0.20.04.1 libaom-dev 1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1build0.20.04.1 libaom-doc 1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1build0.20.04.1 libaom0 1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1build0.20.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6447-1
CVE-2020-36130, CVE-2020-36131, CVE-2020-36133, CVE-2020-36135,
CVE-2021-30473, CVE-2021-30474, CVE-2021-30475
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aom/1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1build0.20.04.1