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USN-4853-1: liveMedia vulnerabilities

15 March 2021

Several security issues were fixed in liveMedia.

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It was discovered that liveMedia incorrectly handled certain network
packets. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2018-4013)

It was discovered that liveMedia incorrectly handled certain network
sessions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2019-6256)

It was discovered that liveMedia incorrectly handled certain RTSP
streamings. An attacker could possiby use this issue to cause a denial of
service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2019-7314)

It was discovered that liveMedia incorrectly handled certain requests. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2019-9215)

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Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

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

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