SB2026062343 - Debian update for ffmpeg



SB2026062343 - Debian update for ffmpeg

Published: June 23, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2026062343
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 67% Medium 33%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22921)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the jpeg2000_decode_packet() function in libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted input to the application,trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


2) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-8461)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the MagicYUV decoder in libavcodec/magicyuv.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted media content to the library, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-30997)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the application.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the read_global_param() function in libavcodec/av1dec.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted media content to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.