Use After Free Affecting libvpx-devel package, versions <0:1.9.0-9.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.64% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-LIBVPXDEVEL-10378587
  • published17 Jun 2025
  • disclosed27 May 2025

Introduced: 27 May 2025

CVE-2025-5283  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 libvpx-devel to version 0:1.9.0-9.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-9118.

NVD Description

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

Use after free in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 137.0.7151.55 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS Base Scores

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