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openSUSE Leap 16.0 ffmpeg-4 Moderate Integer Overflow Vuln 2026-20726-1

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Calendar Grey May 15, 2026
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The openSUSE update for ffmpeg-4 addresses an integer overflow issue with moderate severity. Updates are recommended.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one bug fix can now be installed.

Description

This update for ffmpeg-4 fixes the following issues:

Changes in ffmpeg-4:

- CVE-2026-40962: Fixed inadequate CENC subsample bounds checks that could lead to an integer overflow (bsc#1262237).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-packagehub-251=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate bug fix integer overflow OpenSUSE ffmpeg-4

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

ffmpeg-4-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

ffmpeg-4-libavcodec-devel-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

ffmpeg-4-libavdevice-devel-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

ffmpeg-4-libavfilter-devel-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

ffmpeg-4-libavformat-devel-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

ffmpeg-4-libavresample-devel-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

ffmpeg-4-libavutil-devel-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

ffmpeg-4-libpostproc-devel-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

ffmpeg-4-libswresample-devel-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

ffmpeg-4-libswscale-devel-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

ffmpeg-4-private-devel-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

libavcodec58_134-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

libavdevice58_13-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

libavfilter7_110-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

libavformat58_76-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

libavresample4_0-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

libavutil56_70-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

libpostproc55_9-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

libswresample3_9-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

libswscale5_9-4.4.6-bp160.2.1

References

* bsc#1262237

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40962.html

Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20726-1
Rating: moderate
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate bug fix integer overflow OpenSUSE ffmpeg-4

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