USN-7823-1: FFmpeg vulnerabilities

Publication date

15 October 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in FFmpeg.


Packages

  • ffmpeg - Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files

Details

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-35365)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain integer
calculations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2024-35366)

It was discovered that FFmpeg may perform an out-of-bounds read under
certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2024-35367)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04...

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-35365)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain integer
calculations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service. (CVE-2024-35366)

It was discovered that FFmpeg may perform an out-of-bounds read under
certain circumstances. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
a denial of service. (CVE-2024-35367)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-35368)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain inputs,
which could lead to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2024-36613, CVE-2024-36616, CVE-2024-36618)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain inputs,
which could lead to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-36619)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-7055)


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+esm5  
libavcodec-dev –  7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm5  
22.04 LTS jammy ffmpeg –  7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm9  
libavcodec-dev –  7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm9  
20.04 LTS focal ffmpeg –  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm10  
libavcodec-dev –  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm10  
18.04 LTS bionic ffmpeg –  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm10  
libavcodec-dev –  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm10  
16.04 LTS xenial ffmpeg –  7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm12  
libavcodec-dev –  7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm12  

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