USN-8053-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8053-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8053-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8053-1
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Published
2026-02-19T13:16:46Z
Modified
2026-02-23T06:58:55.839246Z
Summary
libvpx vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that libvpx did not properly handle certain malformed media files. If an application using libvpx opened a specially crafted file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / libvpx

Package

Name
libvpx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvpx@1.11.0-2ubuntu2.5?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.11.0-2ubuntu2.5

Affected versions

1.*
1.9.0-1ubuntu1
1.11.0-2ubuntu1
1.11.0-2ubuntu2
1.11.0-2ubuntu2.2
1.11.0-2ubuntu2.3
1.11.0-2ubuntu2.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.11.0-2ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "libvpx-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.11.0-2ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "libvpx7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.11.0-2ubuntu2.5",
            "binary_name": "vpx-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2447",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8053-1.json"

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / libvpx

Package

Name
libvpx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvpx@1.14.0-1ubuntu2.3?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.14.0-1ubuntu2.3

Affected versions

1.*
1.12.0-1ubuntu2
1.13.1-2ubuntu1
1.14.0-1ubuntu1
1.14.0-1ubuntu2
1.14.0-1ubuntu2.1
1.14.0-1ubuntu2.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.14.0-1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "libvpx-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.14.0-1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "libvpx9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.14.0-1ubuntu2.3",
            "binary_name": "vpx-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2447",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8053-1.json"

Ubuntu:25.10 / libvpx

Package

Name
libvpx
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libvpx@1.15.0-2.1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.15.0-2.1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.15.0-2
1.15.0-2.1
1.15.0-2.1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.0-2.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvpx-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.0-2.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "libvpx9"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.0-2.1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "vpx-tools"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2026-2447",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8053-1.json"