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Ubuntu 25.10 libvpx Critical Denial of Service CVE-2026-2447

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Calendar Grey February 19, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
libvpx for Ubuntu has critical security risk, fix includes remote execution and denial of service vulnerabilities.
libvpx could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

libvpx could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially

crafted file.

Software Description:

- libvpx: VP8 and VP9 video codec

Details:

It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed

media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted

file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly

execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu libvpx

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
  libvpx9                         1.15.0-2.1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libvpx9                         1.14.0-1ubuntu2.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libvpx7                         1.11.0-2ubuntu2.5

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8053-1

CVE-2026-2447

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8053-1

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security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu libvpx

Package Information

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