Description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in v4l2_buffer_swframe_to_buf() in libavcodec/v4l2_buffers.c because cumulative plane offsets are not checked against the V4L2 buffer length. Attackers can supply crafted video whose dimensions or padding cause unsigned wraparound in v4l2_bufref_to_buf(), making memcpy() write past the mmaped driver buffer during V4L2 M2M encoding.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FFmpeg | FFmpeg | ≤ 9.0.2 | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 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 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
| 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 | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-4419 ffmpeg: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 9, 2026
References
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24328 issue-tracking
- Patch Commit patch
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/v4l2_buffers.c#L309 technical-description
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg product
- VulnCheck Advisory: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 V4L2 M2M Encoder Out-of-Bounds Write in v4l2_buffers.c third-party-advisory