Red Hat Security Advisory: libvpx security update
An integer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-5197) exists in the libvpx package's vpx_img_alloc() function, which is part of the VP8 video codec SDK used for encoding and decoding WebM multimedia files. This vulnerability has been rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. A security update addressing this issue is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants. The update fixes the integer overflow flaw to prevent potential security issues related to memory allocation.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The libvpx package, providing the VP8 SDK for video encoding and decoding, contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the vpx_img_alloc() function (CVE-2024-5197). This flaw could lead to improper memory allocation. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:14140) describing this moderate severity vulnerability and released updated libvpx packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related product variants. The advisory includes instructions for applying the update to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
The integer overflow in vpx_img_alloc() may cause incorrect memory allocation, potentially leading to memory corruption or denial of service conditions when processing VP8 video streams. The advisory rates the impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update fixing this vulnerability is available from Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants. Users should apply the updated libvpx packages as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:14140 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: libvpx security update
Description
An integer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-5197) exists in the libvpx package's vpx_img_alloc() function, which is part of the VP8 video codec SDK used for encoding and decoding WebM multimedia files. This vulnerability has been rated as moderate severity by Red Hat Product Security. A security update addressing this issue is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants. The update fixes the integer overflow flaw to prevent potential security issues related to memory allocation.
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Technical Analysis
The libvpx package, providing the VP8 SDK for video encoding and decoding, contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the vpx_img_alloc() function (CVE-2024-5197). This flaw could lead to improper memory allocation. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2025:14140) describing this moderate severity vulnerability and released updated libvpx packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related product variants. The advisory includes instructions for applying the update to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
The integer overflow in vpx_img_alloc() may cause incorrect memory allocation, potentially leading to memory corruption or denial of service conditions when processing VP8 video streams. The advisory rates the impact as moderate. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A security update fixing this vulnerability is available from Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants. Users should apply the updated libvpx packages as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:14140 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:14140
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1e54853345fc182d7bf
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:17 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:33:01 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 27
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