CVE-2023-6879
Published: December 27, 2023Last modified: February 14, 2024
Description
Increasing the resolution of video frames, while performing a multi-threaded encode, can result in a heap overflow in av1_loop_restoration_dealloc().
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Notes
According to Red Hat, the issue is not universally exploitable, requiring specific circumstances, and does not immediately lead to widespread system compromise.
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | aom | Fixed (3.7.1-r0) |
| Stream | aom | Fixed (3.7.1-r0) |
References
- https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/refs/tags/v3.7.1
- https://crbug.com/aomedia/3491
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/AYONA2XSNFMXLAW4IHLFI5UVV3QRNG5K/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/D6C2HN4T2S6GYNTAUXLH45LQZHK7QPHP/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6879