CVE-2022-38858 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2022-38858: Certain The MPlayer Project products are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via function mov_build_index() of libmpdemux/demux_mov.c. This affects mplayer SVN-r38374-13.0.1 and mencoder SVN-r38374-13.0.1.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2022-38858 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mplayer→ fixed in2:1.4+ds1-1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mplayer→ fixed in2:1.5+svn38408-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

mplayer→ fixed in2:1.5+svn38408-1urgency: unimportant
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mplayer
```

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