Description
A flaw was found in FFmpeg's DASH playlist support. This vulnerability allows arbitrary HTTP GET requests to be made on behalf of the machine running FFmpeg via a crafted DASH playlist containing malicious URLs.
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 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm6 | USN-7830-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm10 | USN-7830-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm11 | USN-7830-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm11 | USN-7830-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libav | No fix yet | — |
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 4
- WID-SEC-2024-3759 ffmpeg: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- USN-7830-1 ffmpeg vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 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#2334336 issue-tracking