Red Hat Security Advisory: libvpx security update
Affects Red Hat libvpxSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 17:03 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for libvpx in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and related variants. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory (RHSA-2025:14138) to remediate this vulnerability. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258.
Description
An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the vpx_img_alloc() function of the libvpx package, which provides the VP8 video codec SDK. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-5197 and has been rated with moderate security impact by Red Hat. The issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions and related variants. A security update has been issued by Red Hat to address this flaw.