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UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8461
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in FFmpeg's libavcodec library, specifically in the MagicYUV decoder, allows denial-of-service and, in some cases...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in FFmpeg's libavcodec library, specifically in the MagicYUV decoder, allows denial-of-service and, in some cases, can be exploited for remote code execution. This vulnerability is associated with the file libavcodec/magicyuv.C. This issue affects FFmpeg before version 8.1.2.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
libav
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm17"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm16"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.10
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
ffmpeg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory ubuntu.com
- report ubuntu.com
- report cve.org
- report code.ffmpeg.org