[USN-7982-1] FFmpeg vulnerabilities
[USN-7982-1] FFmpeg vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7982-1
January 27, 2026
ffmpeg vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in FFmpeg.
Software Description:
- ffmpeg: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Details:
It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10.
(CVE-2025-59728)
It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-59731,
CVE-2025-59732)
It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial
of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-59733)
It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain integer
arithmetic operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-63757)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 25.10
ffmpeg 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.2
libavcodec61 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.2
libavformat61 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm7
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm11
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec57 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat57 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm12
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
ffmpeg 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-extra 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavcodec-ffmpeg56 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libavformat-ffmpeg56 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm14
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7982-1
CVE-2025-59728, CVE-2025-59731, CVE-2025-59732, CVE-2025-59733,
CVE-2025-63757
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.2
