Description
A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in FFmpeg 4.2 due to a memory leak in avcodec_alloc_context3 at options.c.
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 | 7:4.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ffmpeg | 7:4.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ffmpeg | 7:4.4.1-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3.3-0+deb11u1 | DSA-4998-1 |
| Debian 10 | ffmpeg | 7:4.1.8-0+deb10u1 | DSA-4990-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 9 | ffmpeg | 7:3.2.16-1+deb9u1 | DLA-2818-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5472-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1 | USN-5472-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1 | USN-5472-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm3 | USN-5167-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP4 | ffmpeg-4 | 4.4.5-150400.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1128-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-11.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3521-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-11.17.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3521-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1 |
| SLES 15 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | ffmpeg-4 | 4.4.5-150400.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1128-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP1 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | ffmpeg-4 | 4.4.5-150400.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1128-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP1 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150000.4.44.1 | SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ffmpeg-4 | 4.4-6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11548-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-11.17.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:3521-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | ffmpeg | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | ffmpeg | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | ffmpeg +1 | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | ffmpeg | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.14 | ffmpeg | 4.4.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.13 | ffmpeg | 4.3.3-r0 | — |
Advisories 11
- USN-5167-1 ffmpeg vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- USN-5472-1 ffmpeg vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- DSA-4998-1 ffmpeg - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-4990-1 ffmpeg - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-2818-1 ffmpeg - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:1128-1 Security update for ffmpeg-4 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:3521-1 Security update for ffmpeg SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:0005-1 Security update for ffmpeg SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11548-1 ffmpeg-4-4.4-6.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:3521-1 Security update for ffmpeg SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-0011 ffmpeg: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Apr 3, 2025
References
- https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8281
- DSA-4990 vendor-advisory
- DSA-4998 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211114 [SECURITY] [DLA 2818-1] ffmpeg security update mailing-list