# CVE-2024-5197: libvpx: The libvpx packages provide the VP8 SDK, which allows the encoding and decoding of the VP8 video codec, commonly used...

CVE-2024-5197 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by libvpx5 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2, released June 3, 2024. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-5197
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 9.1 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0081
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Jun 3, 2024

## Description

The libvpx packages provide the VP8 SDK, which allows the encoding and decoding of the VP8 video codec, commonly used with the WebM multimedia container file format.  Security Fix(es):  * libvpx: Heap buffer overflow related to VP9 encoding (CVE-2023-6349)  * libvpx: Integer overflow in vpx_img_alloc() (CVE-2024-5197)  For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | libvpx Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 1.9.0-1+deb11u3 | [DSA-5722-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5722-1.md) | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 1.12.0-1+deb12u3 | [DSA-5722-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5722-1.md) | Jun 26, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.14.1-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-5197.md) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx Debian 14 | 1.14.1-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2024-5197](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2024-5197.md) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx RHEL 8 | 0:1.7.0-11.el8_10 | [RHSA-2024:5941](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-5941.md) | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx RHEL 9 | 0:1.9.0-8.el9_5 | [RHSA-2024:9827](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-9827.md) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx almalinux 8 | 1.7.0-11.el8_10 | [ALSA-2024:5941](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-5941.md) | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx almalinux 9 | 1.9.0-8.el9_5 | [ALSA-2024:9827](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-9827.md) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2025-1207](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1207.md) | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Linux | libvpx ol 8 | 0:1.7.0-11.el8_10 | [ELSA-2024-5941](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-5941.md) | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx ol 9 | 0:1.9.0-8.el9_5 | [ELSA-2024-9827](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-9827.md) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 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 | 0:1.7.0-11.el8_10 | [RLSA-2024:5941](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-5941.md) | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx rocky 9 | 0:1.9.0-8.el9_5 | [RLSA-2024:9827](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-9827.md) | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 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.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2025-1207](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1207.md) | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Linux | libvpx-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2025-1207](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1207.md) | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel RHEL 8 | 0:1.7.0-11.el8_10 | [RHSA-2024:5941](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-5941.md) | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel RHEL 9 | 0:1.9.0-8.el9_5 | [RHSA-2024:9827](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-9827.md) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel almalinux 8 | 1.7.0-11.el8_10 | [ALSA-2024:5941](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-5941.md) | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel almalinux 9 | 1.9.0-8.el9_5 | [ALSA-2024:9827](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-9827.md) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2025-1207](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1207.md) | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel ol 8 | 0:1.7.0-11.el8_10 | [ELSA-2024-5941](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-5941.md) | Aug 28, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx-devel ol 9 | 0:1.9.0-8.el9_5 | [ELSA-2024-9827](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-9827.md) | Nov 18, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx-utils amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2025-1207](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1207.md) | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Linux | libvpx-utils-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1.11.0-1.amzn2023.0.5 | [ALAS2023-2025-1207](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1207.md) | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Linux | libvpx5 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2 | [libvpx5 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libvpx5-1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm2.md) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx6 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3 | [libvpx6 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-libvpx6-1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3.md) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx7 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.3 | [libvpx7 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libvpx7-1.11.0-2ubuntu2.3.md) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Linux | libvpx9 Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.14.0-1ubuntu2.1 | [libvpx9 1.14.0-1ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-libvpx9-1.14.0-1ubuntu2.1.md) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Linux | vpx-tools Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2 | [vpx-tools 1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm2](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-vpx-tools-1.7.0-3ubuntu0.18.04.1-esm2.md) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Linux | vpx-tools Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3 | [vpx-tools 1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-vpx-tools-1.8.2-1ubuntu0.3.md) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Linux | vpx-tools Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.3 | [vpx-tools 1.11.0-2ubuntu2.3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-vpx-tools-1.11.0-2ubuntu2.3.md) | Jun 3, 2024 |
| Linux | vpx-tools Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) | 1.14.0-1ubuntu2.1 | [vpx-tools 1.14.0-1ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-noble-vpx-tools-1.14.0-1ubuntu2.1.md) | Jun 3, 2024 |

---

Data as of 2026-11-08T13:06:02Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo

Free to use with attribution: show "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar" with a link to https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar. Terms, including what needs a written agreement: https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data

Product names, logos and trademarks shown on Patch Radar belong to their respective owners. They are used only to identify the software each security fix applies to and to help readers find their platform. Their use does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement by, those owners, and Patchblox is not affiliated with any of them.
