Product Errata

RLSA-2023:5309

Important: libwebp security update

Topic

An update is available for libwebp.

This update affects Rocky Linux 8.

A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list

Description

The libwebp packages provide a library and tools for the WebP graphics format. WebP is an image format with a lossy compression of digital photographic images. WebP consists of a codec based on the VP8 format, and a container based on the Resource Interchange File Format (RIFF). Webmasters, web developers and browser developers can use WebP to compress, archive, and distribute digital images more efficiently.

Security Fix(es):

* libwebp: Heap buffer overflow in WebP Codec (CVE-2023-4863)

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.

Issued: 9/26/2023

Type: Security

Severity: Important

Affected Product

  • Rocky Linux 8

References

  • No references