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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.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 17:03 UTC

Severity
Medium

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

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 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.

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