MGASA-2019-0223

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    MGASA-2019-0223

    Published: 18 Aug 2019Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-15822

    Summary: Updated mythtv packages fix security issues

    Details: This update provides and update to mythtv 30, and updates the bundled ffmpeg to 3.2. It also fixes at least the following issue: The flv_write_packet function in libavformat/flvenc.c in FFmpeg through 4.0.2 does not check for an empty audio packet, leading to an assertion failure (CVE-2018-15822). It also fixes mythbackend missing needed environment variables (mga#24104). For other changes/fixes in this update, see the referenced Release Notes.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2019-0223.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24099, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24104, https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Release_Notes_-_29, https://www.mythtv.org/wiki/Release_Notes_-_30

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mythtv

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/mythtv?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -30.0-20190121.1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
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    Availability
    None
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    High