Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions Affecting libvpx package, versions <0:1.9.0-7.el9_2.alma.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALMALINUX9-LIBVPX-5952266
  • published 10 Oct 2023
  • disclosed 9 Oct 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 libvpx to version 0:1.9.0-7.el9_2.alma.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:5539.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libvpx package and not the libvpx package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

VP9 in libvpx before 1.13.1 mishandles widths, leading to a crash related to encoding.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.5 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.5 high
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Red Hat

7.5 high