1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6447-1

USN-6447-1: AOM vulnerabilities

Publication date

23 October 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in AOM.

Releases

Packages

  • aom - AV1 Video Codec Library

Details

It was discovered that AOM incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an
automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2020-36130, CVE-2020-36131, CVE-2020-36133, CVE-2020-36135,
CVE-2021-30473, CVE-2021-30474, CVE-2021-30475)

It was discovered that AOM incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an
automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
(CVE-2020-36130, CVE-2020-36131, CVE-2020-36133, CVE-2020-36135,
CVE-2021-30473, CVE-2021-30474, CVE-2021-30475)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
20.04 focal aom-tools –  1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
libaom-dev –  1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
libaom-doc –  1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1build0.20.04.1
libaom0 –  1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u1build0.20.04.1

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