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CVE-2024-5197VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: libvpx security update

Affects Red Hat libvpxSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/libvpx package to 9.4.2 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 56% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.4.2

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/libvpx package to 9.4.2.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/libvpxpkg:rpm/redhat/libvpxOther threatsAffected
  • <9.4.2
Fixed in
  • 9.4.2

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Description

The libvpx packages provide the VP8 SDK, which allows the encoding and decoding of the VP8 video codec, commonly used with the WebM multimedia container file format. Security Fix(es): * libvpx: Integer overflow in vpx_img_alloc() (CVE-2024-5197) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

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