Nov. 15, 2023, 9:38 a.m. |

Ubuntu security notices ubuntu.com

USN-6449-1 fixed vulnerabilities in FFmpeg. Unfortunately that update
could introduce a regression in tools using an FFmpeg library, like VLC.

This updated fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly managed memory resulting
in a memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service via application crash. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-22038)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly …

advisory attacker ffmpeg fixes issue leak library managed memory memory leak problem tools update usn vlc vulnerabilities

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