Description
liblivemedia in Live555 before 2019.02.03 mishandles the termination of an RTSP stream after RTP/RTCP-over-RTSP has been set up, which could lead to a Use-After-Free error that causes the RTSP server to crash (Segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | liblivemedia | 2018.11.26-1.1 | — |
| Debian 9 | liblivemedia | 2016.11.28-1+deb9u2 | DSA-4408-1 |
| Debian 8 | liblivemedia | 2014.01.13-1+deb8u2 | DLA-1690-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | liblivemedia | 2018.02.18-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-4853-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | liblivemedia | 2016.02.09-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-4853-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1 | live555 | 2019.06.28-bp151.3.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1880-1 |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 | live555 | 2019.06.28-bp150.12.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1797-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | live555 | 2019.06.28-lp152.3.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2020:0944-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | live555 | 2019.06.28-bp150.12.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1797-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | live555 | 2019.06.28-bp150.12.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1797-1 |
Advisories 6
- USN-4853-1 liblivemedia vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- DSA-4408-1 liblivemedia - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1690-1 liblivemedia - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1797-1 Security update for live555 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1880-1 Security update for live555 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0944-1 Security update for live555 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190226 [SECURITY] [DLA 1690-1] liblivemedia security update mailing-list
- http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/public/changelog.txt
- http://lists.live555.com/pipermail/live-devel/2019-February/021143.html
- 20190317 [SECURITY] [DSA 4408-1] liblivemedia security update mailing-list
- DSA-4408 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1797 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1880 vendor-advisory
- GLSA-202005-06 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2020:0944 vendor-advisory