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Ubuntu 25.04: 7538-1 critical: FFmpeg remote code execution risk

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Calendar Grey May 29, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security patch from FFmpeg addresses vulnerabilities in multiple Ubuntu versions. Keep your system secure by applying the latest updates promptly
Several security issues were fixed in FFmpeg.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in FFmpeg.

Software Description:

- ffmpeg: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files

Details:

Simcha Kosman discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain

return values. An attacker could possibly use this issue to leak

sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

and Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-0518)

It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory

operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected

Ubuntu 24.10. (CVE-2025-1816)

It was discovered that FFmpeg contained a reachable assertion, which

could lead to a failure when processing certain AAC files. If a user or

automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted AAC file,

an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.

This i...

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Topics Covered

security advisory information leak DoS Ubuntu FFmpeg memory operations

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  ffmpeg                          7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libavcodec-extra61              7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libavcodec61                    7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libavdevice61                   7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libavfilter-extra10             7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libavfilter10                   7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libavformat-extra61             7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libavformat61                   7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libavutil59                     7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libpostproc58                   7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libswresample5                  7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
  libswscale8                     7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.10
  ffmpeg                          7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libavcodec-extra61              7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libavcodec61                    7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libavdevice61                   7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libavfilter-extra10             7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libavfilter10                   7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libavformat-extra61             7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libavformat61                   7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libavutil59                     7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libpostproc58                   7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libswresample5                  7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1
  libswscale8                     7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra60              7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec60                    7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice60                   7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra9              7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter9                    7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-extra60             7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat60                   7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil58                     7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc57                   7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample4                  7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale7                     7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra58              7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec58                    7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice58                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra7              7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter7                    7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-extra58             7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat58                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil56                     7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc55                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample3                  7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale5                     7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra58              7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec58                    7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice58                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra7              7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter7                    7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat58                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavresample4                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil56                     7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc55                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample3                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale5                     7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra57              7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec57                    7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice57                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra6              7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter6                    7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat57                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavresample3                  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil55                     7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc54                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample2                  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale4                     7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libav-tools                     7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56       7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-ffmpeg56             7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice-ffmpeg56            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-ffmpeg5             7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-ffmpeg56            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavresample-ffmpeg2           7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil-ffmpeg54              7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc-ffmpeg53            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample-ffmpeg1           7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale-ffmpeg3              7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

After a standard system update you need to restart FFmpeg to make
all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7538-1

CVE-2025-0518, CVE-2025-1816, CVE-2025-22919, CVE-2025-22921,

CVE-2025-25473

Severity
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7538-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory information leak DoS Ubuntu FFmpeg memory operations

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/7:7.0.2-3ubuntu1.1

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