USN-7738-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7738-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7738-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-7738-1
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Related
Published
2025-09-04T01:02:49Z
Modified
2026-04-24T10:04:54.568861Z
Summary
ffmpeg vulnerability
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11

Affected versions

7:2.*
7:2.7.2-1build1
7:2.8.1-1ubuntu1
7:2.8.2-1ubuntu1
7:2.8.3-1
7:2.8.4-1
7:2.8.4-1ubuntu1
7:2.8.4-1ubuntu2
7:2.8.4-1ubuntu3
7:2.8.4-1ubuntu4
7:2.8.6-1ubuntu1
7:2.8.6-1ubuntu2
7:2.8.8-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
7:2.8.10-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
7:2.8.11-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
7:2.8.14-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
7:2.8.15-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm1
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm2
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm3
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm4
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm6
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm8
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ffmpeg",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libav-tools",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-ffmpeg56",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavdevice-ffmpeg56",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-ffmpeg5",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat-ffmpeg56",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavresample-ffmpeg2",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavutil-ffmpeg54",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpostproc-ffmpeg53",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswresample-ffmpeg1",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswscale-ffmpeg3",
            "binary_version": "7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm11"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7738-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9

Affected versions

7:3.*
7:3.3.4-2
7:3.3.4-2build3
7:3.4-2ubuntu2
7:3.4-4
7:3.4-4build1
7:3.4.1-1
7:3.4.1-1build1
7:3.4.2-1
7:3.4.2-1build1
7:3.4.2-2
7:3.4.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
7:3.4.6-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
7:3.4.8-0ubuntu0.2
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm1
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm2
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm3
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm4
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm6
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ffmpeg",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra57",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec57",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavdevice57",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra6",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter6",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat57",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavresample3",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavutil55",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpostproc54",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswresample2",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswscale4",
            "binary_version": "7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7738-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9

Affected versions

7:4.*
7:4.1.4-1build2
7:4.2.1-2
7:4.2.1-2ubuntu1
7:4.2.2-1build1
7:4.2.2-1ubuntu1
7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1
7:4.2.4-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm1
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm2
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm3
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm4
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm6
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm8

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ffmpeg",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra58",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec58",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavdevice58",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra7",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter7",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat58",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavresample4",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavutil56",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpostproc55",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswresample3",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswscale5",
            "binary_version": "7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm9"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7738-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8

Affected versions

7:4.*
7:4.4-6ubuntu5
7:4.4.1-2ubuntu1
7:4.4.1-3ubuntu1
7:4.4.1-3ubuntu2
7:4.4.1-3ubuntu3
7:4.4.1-3ubuntu5
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm1
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm2
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm3
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm5
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ffmpeg",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra58",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec58",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavdevice58",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra7",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter7",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat-extra58",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat58",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavutil56",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpostproc55",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswresample3",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswscale5",
            "binary_version": "7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm8"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7738-1.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / ffmpeg

Package

Name
ffmpeg
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ffmpeg@7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4

Affected versions

7:6.*
7:6.0-6ubuntu1
7:6.0-9ubuntu1
7:6.1-2ubuntu1
7:6.1-3ubuntu1
7:6.1-4ubuntu1
7:6.1-5ubuntu1
7:6.1.1-1ubuntu1
7:6.1.1-3ubuntu1
7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5
7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm2
7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ffmpeg",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec-extra60",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavcodec60",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavdevice60",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter-extra9",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavfilter9",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat-extra",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat-extra60",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavformat60",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavutil58",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpostproc57",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswresample4",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libswscale7",
            "binary_version": "7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7738-1.json"