FFmpeg: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202007-58

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FFmpeg, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Affected packages

media-video/ffmpeg on all architectures
Affected versions < 4.2.4
Unaffected versions >= 4.2.4

Background

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FFmpeg. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All FFmpeg users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-video/ffmpeg-4.2.4"
 

References

Release date
July 28, 2020

Latest revision
July 28, 2020: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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