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Ubuntu 25.04: USN-7738-1 FFmpeg Critical DoS Buffer Overflow CVE-2025-1594

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Calendar Grey September 4, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
FFmpeg running on Ubuntu might face issues stemming from crafted input, leading to potential downtimes. Keep packages current for safety.
FFmpeg could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

FFmpeg could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:

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

Details:

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled the calculation of

LPC order, which could lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. An attacker

could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a

denial of service.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow critical Ubuntu ffmpeg

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  ffmpeg                          7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.2
  libavcodec-dev                  7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-dev                  7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-dev                  7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-dev                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-dev                  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-dev                  7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7738-1

CVE-2025-1594

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7738-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service buffer overflow critical Ubuntu ffmpeg

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.2

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