Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 202405-09

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202405-09
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Severity: Normal
Title: MediaInfo, MediaInfoLib: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: May 04, 2024
Bugs: #778992, #836564, #875374, #917612
ID: 202405-09

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MediaInfo and MediaInfoLib,
the worst of which could allow user-assisted remote code execution.

Background
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MediaInfo supplies technical and tag information about media files.
MediaInfoLib contains MediaInfo libraries.

Affected packages
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Package Vulnerable Unaffected
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media-libs/libmediainfo < 23.10 >= 23.10
media-video/mediainfo < 23.10 >= 23.10

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MediaInfo and
MediaInfoLib. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All MediaInfo users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=media-video/mediainfo-23.10”

All MediaInfolib users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=media-libs/libmediainfo-23.10”

References
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Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202405-09

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5