Packages
- ffmpeg - Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Details
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled the calculation of
LPC order, which could lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a
denial of service.
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled the calculation of
LPC order, which could lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.04 plucky | ffmpeg – 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.2 | ||
| libavcodec-dev – 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.2 | |||
| 24.04 noble | ffmpeg – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4 | ||
| libavcodec-dev – 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4 | |||
| 22.04 jammy | ffmpeg – 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8 | ||
| libavcodec-dev – 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8 | |||
| 20.04 focal | ffmpeg – 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9 | ||
| libavcodec-dev – 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9 | |||
| 18.04 bionic | ffmpeg – 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9 | ||
| libavcodec-dev – 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9 | |||
| 16.04 xenial | ffmpeg – 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11 | ||
| libavcodec-dev – 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11 | |||
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