1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6783-1

USN-6783-1: VLC vulnerabilities

Publication date

22 May 2024

Overview

VLC could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Releases

Packages

  • vlc - multimedia player and streamer

Details

It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution.

It was discovered that VLC incorrectly handled certain media files.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause VLC to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution.

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
23.10 mantic vlc –  3.0.18-4ubuntu0.1
vlc-plugin-base –  3.0.18-4ubuntu0.1
22.04 jammy vlc –  3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
vlc-plugin-base –  3.0.16-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
20.04 focal vlc –  3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
vlc-plugin-base –  3.0.9.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
18.04 bionic vlc –  3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2  
vlc-plugin-base –  3.0.8-0ubuntu18.04.1+esm2  
16.04 xenial vlc –  2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm3  

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