1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6815-1

USN-6815-1: AOM vulnerability

Publication date

6 June 2024

Overview

AOM could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Releases

Packages

  • aom - AV1 Video Codec Library

Details

Xiantong Hou discovered that AOM did not properly handle certain malformed
media files. If an application using AOM opened a specially crafted file, a
remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Xiantong Hou discovered that AOM did not properly handle certain malformed
media files. If an application using AOM opened a specially crafted file, a
remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

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
24.04 noble libaom3 –  3.8.2-2ubuntu0.1

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