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A mplayer security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 10 LTS to address several security issues.



DLA 3255-1: mplayer security update



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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3255-1 debian-lts@lists.debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz
December 31, 2022   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : mplayer
Version : 2:1.3.0-8+deb10u1
CVE ID : CVE-2022-38850 CVE-2022-38851 CVE-2022-38855
CVE-2022-38858 CVE-2022-38860 CVE-2022-38861
CVE-2022-38863 CVE-2022-38864 CVE-2022-38865
CVE-2022-38866

Several issues have been found in mplayer, a movie player for Unix-like
systems.
They are basically related to buffer overflows, divide by zero or out of
bounds read in different parts of the code.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
2:1.3.0-8+deb10u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your mplayer packages.

For the detailed security status of mplayer please refer to
its security tracker page at:
  https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mplayer

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS