Description
FFmpeg before commit 9807d3976be0e92e4ece3b4b1701be894cd7c2e1 contains a CWE-835: Infinite loop vulnerability in pva format demuxer that can result in a Vulnerability that allows attackers to consume excessive amount of resources like CPU and RAM. This attack appear to be exploitable via specially crafted PVA file has to be provided as input. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 9807d3976be0e92e4ece3b4b1701be894cd7c2e1 and later.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ffmpeg | 7:4.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ffmpeg | 7:4.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ffmpeg | 7:4.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | ffmpeg | 7:3.2.11-1~deb9u1 | DSA-4249-1 |
| Debian 8 | libav | 6:11.12-1~deb8u6 | DLA-1740-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | gst-libav1.0 +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | gst-libav1.0 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | gst-libav1.0 +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | gst-libav1.0 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | kino +2 | No fix yet | — |
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | kino +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | kino +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | kino +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | qtwebengine-opensource-src | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libav | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-4.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2018:2305-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | ffmpeg | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | ffmpeg | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | ffmpeg | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | ffmpeg | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | ffmpeg | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.12 | ffmpeg | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.11 | ffmpeg | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.10 | ffmpeg | 4.0.2-r0 | — |
Advisories 3
- DSA-4249-1 ffmpeg - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1740-1 libav - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2018:2305-1 Security update for ffmpeg SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026