[Cucumber-linux-security] ffmpeg (security update is available)

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  Update Information

A security update is available for ffmpeg for the following versions of
Cucumber Linux:

  * 1.0
  * 1.1 Beta

Here are the details from the Cucumber 1.0 changelog:

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lib-base/ffmpeg rebuilt (build 2) to fix CVE-2017-16840, a vulnerability in
	VC-2 compression encoder that could allow for remote attackers to cause
	a denial of service as the result of an out of bounds read. Due to the
	nature of this attack, it is also not possible to rule out the
	possibility of information disclosure. For more information see:
		http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=138
		https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16840
multilib/lib-base/ffmpeg rebuilt (build 2, x86_64 only)
* SECURITY FIX *
+----------------+

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  CLD and CVE Information

This update is associated with the following Cucumber Linux Deficiency
(CLD) and CVE numbers:

  * CLD-138 [CVE-2017-16840]
    (http://security.cucumberlinux.com/security/details.php?id=138)

More information about these CLDs can be found at their respective pages
on the Cucumber Linux Security Advisory Tracker (these are the URLs in
parenthesis above).

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  Installing the Update

The updated package can be installed via Pickle by running the following
commands (as root):

# pickle --update
# pickle

Make sure ffmpeg is selected on the update list, and then select Ok.
Pickle will then install the updated package.

If you prefer to download the updated package manually, it can be found
on the mirror at http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/.

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