CVE-2024-5171 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2024-5171: Integer overflow in libaom internal function img_alloc_helper can lead to heap buffer overflow. This function can be reached via 3 callers: * Calling aom_img_alloc() with a large value of the d_w, d_h, or align parameter may result in integer overflows in the calculations of buffer sizes and of

Affects 6 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2024-5171 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

aom→ fixed in1.0.0.errata1-3+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y aom
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

aom→ fixed in3.6.0-1+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y aom
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

aom→ fixed in3.8.2-3urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y aom
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

aom→ fixed in3.9.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade aom
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

aom→ fixed in3.9.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade aom
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

aom→ fixed in3.9.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade aom
```

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