[USN-7870-1] Freeglut vulnerabilities
[USN-7871-1] FFmpeg vulnerability
[USN-7870-1] Freeglut vulnerabilities
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7870-1
November 17, 2025
freeglut vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Freeglut.
Software Description:
- freeglut: Free implementation of the OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT)
Details:
It was discovered that Freeglut incorrectly managed memory, resulting in a
memory leak. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 25.10
libglut-dev 3.4.0-5ubuntu0.1
libglut3.12 3.4.0-5ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 25.04
libglut-dev 3.4.0-4ubuntu0.1
libglut3.12 3.4.0-4ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
libglut-dev 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libglut3.12 3.4.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
freeglut3 2.8.1-6ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
freeglut3 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
freeglut3-dev 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
freeglut3 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
freeglut3-dev 2.8.1-3ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
freeglut3 2.8.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
freeglut3 2.8.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7870-1
CVE-2024-24258, CVE-2024-24259
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeglut/3.4.0-5ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freeglut/3.4.0-4ubuntu0.1
[USN-7871-1] FFmpeg vulnerability
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7871-1
November 16, 2025
ffmpeg vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 25.04
Summary:
FFmpeg could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted
file.
Software Description:
- ffmpeg: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Details:
It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled memory allocation in the
ALS audio decoder. If a user was tricked into loading a crafted media file,
a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to make FFmpeg crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 25.10
ffmpeg 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.1
libavcodec61 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.1
libavformat61 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.1
Ubuntu 25.04
ffmpeg 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.3
libavcodec61 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.3
libavformat61 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.3
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7871-1
CVE-2025-7700
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/7:7.1.1-1ubuntu1.3
