Description
A flaw was found in FFmpeg. This vulnerability allows unexpected additional CPU load and storage consumption, potentially leading to degraded performance or denial of service via the demuxing of arbitrary data as XBIN-formatted data without proper format validation.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | FFmpeg | 2.0 – < 6.* | 6.* |
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 | 7:7.1.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ffmpeg | 7:7.1.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ffmpeg | 7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1 | DSA-5985-1 |
| Debian 11 | ffmpeg | 7:4.3.9-0+deb11u1 | DLA-4241-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libav | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150200.11.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1 |
| SLES 15 SP6 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150200.11.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150200.11.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150200.11.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1 |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP6 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150200.11.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150200.11.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150200.11.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150200.11.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | ffmpeg | 3.4.2-150200.11.88.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ffmpeg-9 | 9.0.2-5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:12417-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | ffmpeg-7 | 7.1.5-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21877-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | ffmpeg | 7.1.1-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | ffmpeg | 7.1.1-r0 | — |
Advisories 6
- SUSE-SU-2026:5220-1 Security update for ffmpeg SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-3759 ffmpeg: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:12417-1 ffmpeg-9-libavcodec-devel-9.0.2-5.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Nov 5, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21877-1 Security update for ffmpeg-7 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 25, 2026
- DSA-5985-1 ffmpeg - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-4241-1 ffmpeg - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- RHBZ#2334337 issue-tracking