Ubuntu 26.04 LTS FFmpeg Critical Denial of Service Issues USN-8469-1
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June 24, 2026
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:
Jiasheng Jiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled memory in
certain error-handling paths of its TensorFlow DNN backend. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-12343)
Quang Luong discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain subsample
data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-40962)
Topics Covered
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-dev 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra62 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec62 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice-dev 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice62 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-dev 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra11 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter11 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-dev 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra62 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat62 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavutil-dev 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavutil60 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswresample-dev 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswresample6 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswscale-dev 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswscale9 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-dev 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice-dev 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-dev 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra9 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter9 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-dev 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavutil-dev 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavutil58 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libpostproc-dev 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libpostproc57 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswresample-dev 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswresample4 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswscale-dev 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswscale7 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-dev 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice-dev 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-dev 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra7 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter7 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-dev 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-extra58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavutil-dev 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavutil56 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libpostproc-dev 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libpostproc55 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswresample-dev 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswresample3 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswscale-dev 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswscale5 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-dev 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice-dev 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavdevice58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-dev 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter-extra7 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavfilter7 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-dev 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavresample-dev 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavresample4 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavutil-dev 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavutil56 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libpostproc-dev 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libpostproc55 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswresample-dev 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswresample3 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswscale-dev 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libswscale5 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8469-1
CVE-2025-12343, CVE-2026-40962
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