USN-6403-1: libvpx vulnerabilities

Severity

Medium

Vendor

Canonical Ubuntu

Description

It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Update Instructions: Run `sudo pro fix USN-6403-1` to fix the vulnerability. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: libvpx-dev – 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2 libvpx6 – 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2 vpx-tools – 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2 libvpx-doc – 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2 No subscription required

CVEs contained in this USN include: CVE-2023-44488, CVE-2023-5217.

Affected Cloud Foundry Products and Versions

Severity is medium unless otherwise noted.

• cflinuxfs4
  • All versions prior to 1.39.0
• CF Deployment
  • All versions prior to 32.12.0

Mitigation

Users of affected products are strongly encouraged to follow the mitigations below.

The Cloud Foundry project recommends upgrading the following releases:

• cflinuxfs4
  • Upgrade all versions to 1.39.0 or greater
• CF Deployment
  • Upgrade all versions to 32.12.0 or greater

History

2023-10-05: Initial vulnerability report published.