Description
FFmpeg git master before commit c08d30 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the avformat_free_context function in libavutil/mem.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 | 7:8.0.1-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | ffmpeg | 7:7.1.3-0+deb13u1 | DSA-6073-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3 | USN-7538-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7 | USN-7538-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8 | USN-7538-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8 | USN-7538-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | ffmpeg | 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10 | USN-7538-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | libav | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP6 | ffmpeg-4 | 4.4.5-150600.13.16.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0862-1 |
| SLES 15 SP4 | ffmpeg-4 | 4.4.5-150400.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1128-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP4 | ffmpeg-4 | 4.4.5-150400.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1128-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP4 | ffmpeg-4 | 4.4.5-150400.3.46.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1128-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ffmpeg-4 | 4.4.5-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:14833-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ffmpeg-6 | 6.1.2-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:15010-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ffmpeg-7 | 7.1-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:14834-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | ffmpeg-7 | 7.1.4-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21211-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | ffmpeg-4 | 4.4.5-150600.13.16.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:0862-1 |
Advisories 9
- WID-SEC-2025-0401 ffmpeg: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 24, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21211-1 Security update for ffmpeg-7 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 3, 2026
- USN-7538-1 ffmpeg vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- DSA-6073-1 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-2025:14833-1 ffmpeg-4-4.4.5-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:14834-1 ffmpeg-7-7.1-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:15010-1 ffmpeg-6-6.1.2-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:0862-1 Security update for ffmpeg-4 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026