USN-8329-1: FFmpeg vulnerability
Publication date
28 May 2026
Overview
FFmpeg could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- ffmpeg - Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Details
It was discovered that the FFmpeg CAF decoder incorrectly handled certain
file size calculations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
It was discovered that the FFmpeg CAF decoder incorrectly handled certain
file size calculations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.04 LTS noble | ffmpeg – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | ||
| libavcodec-extra60 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
| libavcodec60 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
| libavdevice60 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
| libavfilter-extra9 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
| libavfilter9 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
| libavformat-extra60 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
| libavformat60 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
| libavutil58 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
| libpostproc57 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
| libswresample4 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
| libswscale7 – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8 | |||
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