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[SECURITY] [DSA 3598-1] vlc security update

Posted on 07 June 2016
Debian Security Advisory

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3598-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
June 07, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : vlc
CVE ID : CVE-2016-5108

Patrick Coleman discovered that missing input sanitising in the ADPCM
decoder of the VLC media player may result in the execution of arbitrary
code if a malformed media file is opened.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.4-1~deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.2.4-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.

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

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

 

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