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SUSE: ffmpeg-4 Important HLS Bypass & Overflow Fix 2026:0198-1

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Calendar Grey January 21, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Important SUSE security update for ffmpeg-4 addresses two issues, including file bypass and integer overflow. Upgrade now!
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for ffmpeg-4 fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-6601: Fixed HLS Unsafe File Extension Bypass (bsc#1220545). * CVE-2025-63757: Fixed integer overflow in yuv2ya16_X_c_template() (bsc#1255392). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE 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 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-198=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-198=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-198=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2026-198=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important integer overflow ffmpeg file bypass

References

* bsc#1220545

* bsc#1255392

Cross-

* CVE-2023-6601

* CVE-2025-63757

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-6601 ( SUSE ): 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2023-6601 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2023-6601 ( NVD ): 4.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2025-63757 ( SUSE ): 8.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-63757 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2025-63757 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0198-1
Release Date: 2026-01-21T10:16:25Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE important integer overflow ffmpeg file bypass

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