# CVE-2023-44488: libvpx: This update for libvpx fixes the following issues:  - CVE-2024-5197: Fixed interger overflow when calling vpx_img_all...

CVE-2023-44488 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44488, released September 30, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-44488
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.8 (Medium)
- EPSS: 0.0216
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 30, 2023

## Description

This update for libvpx fixes the following issues:  - CVE-2024-5197: Fixed interger overflow when calling vpx_img_alloc() or vpx_img_wrap() with large parameters (bsc#1225879). - CVE-2023-6349: Fixed heap overflow when encoding a frame that has larger dimensions than the originally configured size (bsc#1225403). - CVE-2023-44488: Fixed heap buffer overflow in vp8 encoding (bsc#1216879).

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | firefox RHEL 8 | 0:115.4.0-1.el8_8 | [RHSA-2023:6187](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6187.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox RHEL 9 | 0:115.4.0-1.el9_2 | [RHSA-2023:6188](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6188.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [firefox 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-firefox-118.0.1-build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox almalinux 8 | 115.4.0-1.el8_8.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:6187](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6187.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox almalinux 9 | 115.4.0-1.el9_2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:6188](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6188.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox ol 8 | 0:115.4.0-1.0.1.el8_8 | [ELSA-2023-6187](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6187.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox ol 9 | 0:115.4.0-1.0.1.el9_2 | [ELSA-2023-6188](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6188.md) | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox rocky 9 | 0:115.4.0-1.el9_2 | [RLSA-2023:6188](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-6188.md) | Nov 11, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox-geckodriver Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [firefox-geckodriver 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-firefox-geckodriver-118.0.1-build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox-mozsymbols Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | [firefox-mozsymbols 118.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-firefox-mozsymbols-118.0.1-build1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.md) | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox-x11 RHEL 9 | 0:115.4.0-1.el9_2 | [RHSA-2023:6188](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6188.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox-x11 almalinux 9 | 115.4.0-1.el9_2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:6188](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6188.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | firefox-x11 ol 9 | 0:115.4.0-1.0.1.el9_2 | [ELSA-2023-6188](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6188.md) | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 1.9.0-1+deb11u2 | [DSA-5518-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5518-1.md) | Oct 5, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.12.0-1+deb12u2 | [DSA-5518-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5518-1.md) | Oct 5, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.12.0-1.2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44488](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-44488.md) | Sep 30, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx Debian 14 | 1.12.0-1.2 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-44488](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-44488.md) | Sep 30, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx RHEL 8 | 0:1.7.0-10.el8_8 | [RHSA-2023:5537](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5537.md) | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx RHEL 9 | 0:1.9.0-7.el9_2 | [RHSA-2023:5539](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5539.md) | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx almalinux 8 | 1.7.0-10.el8_8.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5537](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5537.md) | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx almalinux 9 | 1.9.0-7.el9_2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5539](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5539.md) | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-413.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx ol 8 | 0:1.7.0-10.el8_8 | [ELSA-2023-5537](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5537.md) | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx ol 9 | 0:1.9.0-7.el9_2 | [ELSA-2023-5539](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5539.md) | Oct 11, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx opensuse-leap 15.6 | 1.11.0-150400.3.7.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:2409-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-2409-1.md) | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx rocky 8 | 0:1.7.0-10.el8_8 | [RLSA-2023:5537](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2023-5537.md) | Mar 18, 2026 |
| Linux | libvpx sles 15.6 | 1.11.0-150400.3.7.1 | [SUSE-SU-2024:2409-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2024-2409-1.md) | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-413.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-413.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel RHEL 8 | 0:1.7.0-10.el8_8 | [RHSA-2023:5537](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5537.md) | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel RHEL 9 | 0:1.9.0-7.el9_2 | [RHSA-2023:5539](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5539.md) | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel almalinux 8 | 1.7.0-10.el8_8.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5537](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5537.md) | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel almalinux 9 | 1.9.0-7.el9_2.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:5539](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-5539.md) | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-413.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel ol 8 | 0:1.7.0-10.el8_8 | [ELSA-2023-5537](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5537.md) | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel ol 9 | 0:1.9.0-7.el9_2 | [ELSA-2023-5539](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-5539.md) | Oct 11, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx-utils amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-413.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx-utils-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-413](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-413.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx5 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 | [libvpx5 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libvpx5-1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm1.md) | May 27, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx6 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2 | [libvpx6 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvpx6-1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2.md) | May 27, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx7 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2 | [libvpx7 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libvpx7-1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2.md) | May 27, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx7 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.12.0-1ubuntu2 | [libvpx7 1.12.0-1ubuntu2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-libvpx7-1.12.0-1ubuntu2.md) | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx9 Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1.12.0-1ubuntu2 | [libvpx9 1.12.0-1ubuntu2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-oracular-libvpx9-1.12.0-1ubuntu2.md) | Oct 2, 2023 |
| Linux | libvpx9 Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1.12.0-1ubuntu2 | [libvpx9 1.12.0-1ubuntu2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-plucky-libvpx9-1.12.0-1ubuntu2.md) | Oct 2, 2023 |
| Linux | thunderbird RHEL 8 | 0:115.4.1-1.el8_8 | [RHSA-2023:6194](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6194.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | thunderbird RHEL 9 | 0:115.4.1-1.el9_2 | [RHSA-2023:6191](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-6191.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | thunderbird almalinux 8 | 115.4.1-1.el8_8.alma.1 | [ALSA-2023:6194](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6194.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | thunderbird almalinux 9 | 115.4.1-1.el9_2.alma | [ALSA-2023:6191](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-6191.md) | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Linux | thunderbird ol 8 | 0:115.4.1-1.0.1.el8_8 | [ELSA-2023-6194](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6194.md) | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Linux | thunderbird ol 9 | 0:115.4.1-1.0.1.el9_2 | [ELSA-2023-6191](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-6191.md) | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Linux | vpx-tools Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1 | [vpx-tools 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-vpx-tools-1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm1.md) | May 27, 2024 |
| Linux | vpx-tools Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2 | [vpx-tools 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-vpx-tools-1.8.2-1ubuntu0.2.md) | May 27, 2024 |
| Linux | vpx-tools Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2 | [vpx-tools 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-vpx-tools-1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2.md) | May 27, 2024 |
| Linux | vpx-tools Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.12.0-1ubuntu2 | [vpx-tools 1.12.0-1ubuntu2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-vpx-tools-1.12.0-1ubuntu2.md) | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Linux | vpx-tools Ubuntu 24.10 (oracular) | 1.12.0-1ubuntu2 | [vpx-tools 1.12.0-1ubuntu2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-oracular-vpx-tools-1.12.0-1ubuntu2.md) | Oct 2, 2023 |
| Linux | vpx-tools Ubuntu 25.04 (plucky) | 1.12.0-1ubuntu2 | [vpx-tools 1.12.0-1ubuntu2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-plucky-vpx-tools-1.12.0-1ubuntu2.md) | Oct 2, 2023 |

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