Bug 2537267 - Fedora bundles intel-mediasdk despite EOL and known security issues
Summary: Fedora bundles intel-mediasdk despite EOL and known security issues
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: intel-mediasdk
Version: 44
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-09-20 19:40 UTC by Tavi
Modified: 2026-09-21 13:00 UTC (History)
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Description Tavi 2026-09-20 19:40:26 UTC 
Please remove it.

Per their readme:

> DISCONTINUATION OF PROJECT.
> This project will no longer be maintained by Intel.
> This project has been identified as having known security escapes.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. download fedora 44 workstation
2. install it or try live
Actual Results:
see intel-mediasdk installed

Expected Results:
not see intel-mediasdk installed

Additional Information:
The newer/maintained library is intel-vpl-gpu-rt afaict
Comment 1 Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski 2026-09-21 13:00:11 UTC 
I believe you can simply uninstall it from your system. It is still useful for older Intel GPUs.
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