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libaom
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Discussions tagged with libaom on WindowsForum.com focus on security vulnerabilities in the AV1 codec library, particularly CVE-2025-8879, a high-severity heap buffer overflow. This issue was patched in Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome, with updates rolling out to Windows, macOS, and Linux. The tag covers related browser security updates, patch deployment, and the impact of libaom flaws on user systems. Topics include Chrome stable channel releases, version numbers, and how browser vendors integrate fixes. The content is relevant for users tracking AV1 codec security, Chromium vulnerabilities, and browser update management on Windows.
A high-severity heap buffer overflow in the AV1 codec library libaom — tracked as CVE-2025-8879 — has been fixed in the latest Chromium builds; Google pushed the patch in Chrome stable channel updates to versions 139.0.7258.127/.128 (Windows and macOS) and 139.0.7258.127 (Linux), and browser...