GLSA 202310-05: dav1d: Denial of Service
| Severity: | low |
| Title: | dav1d: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 10/08/2023 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 202310-05 |
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been found in dav1d which could result in denial of service.Background
dav1d is an AV1 decoder.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| media-libs/dav1d | < 1.2.0 | >= 1.2.0 | All supported architectures |
Description
In some circumstances, dav1d might treat an invalid frame as valid, resulting in a crash.
Impact
Malformed frame data can result in a denial of service.
Workaround
Users should avoid parsing untrusted video with dav1d.
Resolution
All dav1d users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/dav1d-1.2.0"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
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
Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
