GLSA 202105-24: FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:normal
Title:FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:05/26/2021
Bugs: #763315, #781146
ID:202105-24

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FFmpeg, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
media-video/ffmpeg < 4.4 >= 4.4 All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted media file using FFmpeg, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All FFmpeg users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/ffmpeg-4.4"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202105-24.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.

License

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