USN-4805-1: VLC vulnerabilities
15 March 2021
VLC could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- vlc - multimedia player and streamer
Details
It was discovered that VLC mishandled certain crafted media files. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
(CVE-2017-10699)
It was discovered that VLC mishandled certain crafted MKV files. An
attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (crash)
or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-11529)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
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vlc-plugin-notify
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-plugin-svg
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libvlccore8
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-data
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-plugin-fluidsynth
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libvlc5
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-plugin-jack
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-plugin-samba
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-plugin-zvbi
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-nox
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-plugin-sdl
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2.2.2-5ubuntu0.16.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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vlc-plugin-notify
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2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-plugin-pulse
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2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-plugin-svg
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2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libvlccore7
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2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc
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2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-data
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2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-plugin-fluidsynth
-
2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
libvlc5
-
2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
vlc-plugin-jack
-
2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
-
vlc-plugin-zvbi
-
2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-nox
-
2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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vlc-plugin-sdl
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2.1.6-0ubuntu14.04.5+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.