Packages
- ffmpeg - Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Details
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled memory allocation in the
ALS audio decoder. If a user was tricked into loading a crafted media file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to make FFmpeg crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled memory allocation in the
ALS audio decoder. If a user was tricked into loading a crafted media file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to make FFmpeg crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 25.10 questing | ffmpeg – 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.1 | ||
| libavcodec61 – 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.1 | |||
| libavformat61 – 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.1 | |||
| 25.04 plucky | ffmpeg – 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.3 | ||
| libavcodec61 – 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.3 | |||
| libavformat61 – 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.3 | |||
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