GLSA 201811-19: Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Libav: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	11/27/2018
Bugs:	#637458
ID:	201811-19

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Libav, the worst of which may allow a Denial of Service condition.

Background

Libav is a complete solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
media-video/libav	< 12.3	>= 12.3	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker, via a crafted Smacker stream, could cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Libav users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/libav-12.3"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201811-19.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.