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gentoo-announce: GLSA 202007-58 : FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities


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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202007-58
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: July 28, 2020
Bugs: #718012, #719940, #727450
ID: 202007-58

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

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

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 media-video/ffmpeg < 4.2.4 >= 4.2.4

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

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All FFmpeg users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/ffmpeg-4.2.4"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-13312
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13312
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-15942
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15942
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-12284
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12284
[ 4 ] CVE-2020-13904
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13904
[ 5 ] CVE-2020-14212
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14212

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-58

Concerns?
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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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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
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  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5