Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-931-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-931-1 fixed vulnerabilities in FFmpeg. The update introduced a regression when trying to play certain multimedia files. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that FFmpeg contained multiple security issues when handling certain multimedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted multimedia file, an attacker could cause a denial of service via application crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
Affected
ffmpeg, ffmpeg-debian regression on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS , Ubuntu 8.10 ,
Ubuntu 9.04 ,
Ubuntu 9.10
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
