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[USN-8716-1] FFmpeg vulnerabilities

Posted on 03 September 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8716-1
September 03, 2026

Several security issues were fixed in FFmpeg.
==========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

FFmpeg could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:
- ffmpeg: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files

Details:

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted media
files in the VobSub subtitle demuxer. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-64830)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted DTS
audio streams in the S/PDIF muxer. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information.
(CVE-2026-64833)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted RTP/ASF
streams. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2026-64834)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted ADX
audio files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04
LTS. (CVE-2026-64835)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted AVI
files in the TDSC video decoder. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-65703)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted
ffconcat files processed via the TY demuxer. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-65704)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted video
streams in the vf_floodfill video filter. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04
LTS. (CVE-2026-65705)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted NV12
video frames in the vf_swaprect video filter. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04
LTS. (CVE-2026-65706)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted hvcC
NAL arrays in the HEVC parser. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-75141)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted MPEG
system headers. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-75142)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted
network input in the librist protocol handler. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-75143)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted Dirac
data units in the VC2 HQ RTP packetizer. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2026-75144)

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain crafted DASH
manifests. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-75146)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter9 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter7 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm16
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm16
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm16
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter7 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm16
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm16
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra57 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec57 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter6 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat57 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm15
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-ffmpeg56 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-ffmpeg5 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-ffmpeg56 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm17
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8716-1
CVE-2026-64830, CVE-2026-64832, CVE-2026-64833, CVE-2026-64834,
CVE-2026-64835, CVE-2026-65703, CVE-2026-65704, CVE-2026-65705,
CVE-2026-65706, CVE-2026-75141, CVE-2026-75142, CVE-2026-75143,
CVE-2026-75144, CVE-2026-75146

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