SB20240708102 - Fedora 39 update for yt-dlp
Published: July 8, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240708102
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38519)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to software allows files with insecure extensions to be stored in the download folder. A remote attacker can trick the victim to download an executable file and execute it on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.