openSUSE Security Update : vlc (openSUSE-2021-691)

high Nessus Plugin ID 149579

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for vlc fixes the following issues :

Update to version 3.0.13 :

+ Demux :

- Adaptive: fix artefacts in HLS streams with wrong profiles/levels

- Fix regression on some MP4 files for the audio track

- Fix MPGA and ADTS probing in TS files

- Fix Flac inside AVI files

- Fix VP9/Webm artefacts when seeking

+ Codec :

- Support SSA text scaling

- Fix rotation on Android rotation

- Fix WebVTT subtitles that start at 00:00

+ Access :

- Update libnfs to support NFSv4

- Improve SMB2 integration

- Fix Blu-ray files using Unicode names on Windows

- Disable mcast lookups on Android for RTSP playback

+ Video Output: Rework the D3D11 rendering wait, to fix choppiness on display

+ Interfaces :

- Fix VLC getting stuck on close on X11 (#21875)

- Improve RTL on preferences on macOS

- Add mousewheel horizontal axis control

- Fix crash on exit on macOS

- Fix sizing of the fullscreen controls on macOS

+ Misc :

- Improve MIDI fonts search on Linux

- Update Soundcloud, Youtube, liveleak

- Fix compilation with GCC11

- Fix input-slave option for subtitles

+ Updated translations.

Update to version 3.0.12 :

+ Access: Add new RIST access module compliant with simple profile (VSF_TR-06-1).

+ Access Output: Add new RIST access output module compliant with simple profile (VSF_TR-06-1).

+ Demux: Fixed adaptive's handling of resolution settings.

+ Audio output: Fix audio distortion on macOS during start of playback.

+ Video Output: Direct3D11: Fix some potential crashes when using video filters.

+ Misc :

- Several fixes in the web interface, including privacy and security improvements

- Update YouTube and Vocaroo scripts.

+ Updated translations.

Solution

Update the affected vlc packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1181918

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 149579

File Name: openSUSE-2021-691.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/18/2021

Updated: 1/1/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-26664

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvlc5, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvlc5-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvlccore9, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libvlccore9-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-codec-gstreamer, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-codec-gstreamer-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-jack, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-jack-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-lang, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-nox, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-nox-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-opencv, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-opencv-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-qt, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-qt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-vdpau, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:vlc-vdpau-debuginfo, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/8/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-26664