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[SECURITY] [DSA 4251-1] vlc security update

Posted on 18 July 2018
Debian Security Advisory

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Debian Security Advisory DSA-4251-1 security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
July 18, 2018 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : vlc
CVE ID : CVE-2018-11529

A use-after-free was discovered in the MP4 demuxer of the VLC media
player, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code if a
malformed media file is played.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.0.3-1-0+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your vlc packages.

For the detailed security status of vlc please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/vlc

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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