Description
FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit 5d7112c, contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the IAMF demuxer that allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause multi-gigabyte memory allocation from a 17-byte input file by supplying a crafted count_label field. The mix_presentation_obu() function in libavformat/iamf_parse.c calls av_calloc(count_label, sizeof(*language_label)) with an attacker-controlled value before validating available OBU data, enabling an allocation amplification of approximately 126 million bytes per input byte that exhausts process memory or triggers an OOM-kill during format probing.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FFmpeg | FFmpeg | ≤ 8.1.2 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ffmpeg | 7:9.0.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | ffmpeg | No fix yet | — |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ffmpeg-7 | 7.1.5-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11665-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ffmpeg-8 | 8.1.2-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11682-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | ffmpeg-9 | 9.0.1-2.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:11545-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | ffmpeg-7 | 7.1.5-160000.1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21877-1 |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | ffmpeg-7 +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ffmpeg-8.1 | 8.1.3-r0 | — |
Advisories 5
- WID-SEC-2026-2526 ffmpeg: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21877-1 Security update for ffmpeg-7 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 25, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11682-1 ffmpeg-8-8.1.2-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 5, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11665-1 ffmpeg-7-7.1.5-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Sep 3, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:11545-1 ffmpeg-9-libavcodec-devel-9.0.1-2.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Aug 21, 2026
References
- Pull Request issue-tracking
- Patch Commit patch
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-iamf-demuxer-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-via-mix-presentation-obu third-party-advisory