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LinuxSecurity, the leading source for Linux and open-source security news, announces the discovery of multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in the VLC multimedia player, including remote code execution in Linux. These vulnerabilities, classified as critical by the National Vulnerability Database, feature remotely exploitable denial of service (DoS) and code execution bugs, posing significant risks to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The identified flaws can potentially cause system crashes, resulting in denial of service and the execution of arbitrary code. In response, LinuxSecurity strongly urges all users of VLC to immediately apply the latest updates issued by their respective Linux distributions to mitigate these risks and prevent potential system compromises.
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