GLSA 201707-10: VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	VLC: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	07/08/2017
Bugs:	#619494
ID:	201707-10

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in VLC, the worst of which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

VLC is a cross-platform media player and streaming server.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-video/vlc	< 2.2.6	>= 2.2.6	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in VLC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to open a specially crafted subtitles file, could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All VLC users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/vlc-2.2.6"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201707-10.xml

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.