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USN-8863-1: GStreamer Good Plugins vulnerabilities

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Canonical has issued fixes for four GStreamer Good Plugins flaws involving FLAC audio, AVI files and closed-caption data. The notice describes possible information exposure or denial of service, depending on the flaw. Updates cover several Ubuntu LTS releases; fixes for older releases require Ubuntu Pro, with Legacy Support also specified for 16.04. The notice does not establish active exploitation.

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USN-8864-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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