Headline
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202401-13
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202401-13 - Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities have been found in FAAD2. Versions greater than or equal to 2.11.0 are affected.
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202401-13
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: Low
Title: FAAD2: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: January 10, 2024
Bugs: #918558
ID: 202401-13
Synopsis
Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities have been found in FAAD2.
Background
FAAD2 is an open source MPEG-4 and MPEG-2 AAC decoder.
Affected packages
Package Vulnerable Unaffected
media-libs/faad2 < 2.11.0 >= 2.11.0
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FAAD2. 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 FAAD2 users should upgrade to the latest version:
emerge --sync
emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose “>=media-libs/faad2-2.11.0”
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2023-38857
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38857
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-38858
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38858
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-13
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
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
Copyright 2024 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.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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