ELA-1112-1 libvpx security update

multiple vulnerabilities

2024-06-18
Packagelibvpx
Version1.3.0-3+deb8u5 (jessie), 1.6.1-3+deb9u6 (stretch)
Related CVEs CVE-2016-6711 CVE-2017-0393 CVE-2024-5197


Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in libvpx, a library for decoding and encoding VP8 and VP9 videos.

CVE-2016-6711 (vulnerability was not present in stretch)

VP8 decoder crash with invalid leading keyframes

CVE-2017-0393 (vulnerability was not present in stretch)

VP8 threading issues

CVE-2024-5197

Integer overflows


For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 1.3.0-3+deb8u5.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.1-3+deb9u6.

We recommend that you upgrade your libvpx packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.