libvpx: Multiple Vulnerabilities — GLSA 202310-04

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

Affected packages

media-libs/libvpx on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.13.1
Unaffected versions >= 1.13.1

Background

libvpx is the VP8 codec SDK used to encode and decode video streams, typically within a WebM format media file.

Description

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

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All libvpx users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/libvpx-1.13.1"
 

References

Release date
October 04, 2023

Latest revision
October 04, 2023: 1

Severity
high

Exploitable
remote

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