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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7188-1
January 08, 2025

ffmpeg vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

FFmpeg could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Software Description:
- ffmpeg: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files

Details:

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input, which
could lead to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause a denial of service by crashing the application.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   ffmpeg                          7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-extra58              7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec58                    7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavdevice58                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter-extra7              7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter7                    7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat-extra58             7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat58                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavutil56                     7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libpostproc55                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswresample3                  7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswscale5                     7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   ffmpeg                          7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-extra58              7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec58                    7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavdevice58                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter-extra7              7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter7                    7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat58                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavresample4                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavutil56                     7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libpostproc55                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswresample3                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswscale5                     7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   ffmpeg                          7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-extra57              7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec57                    7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavdevice57                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter-extra6              7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter6                    7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat57                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavresample3                  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavutil55                     7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libpostproc54                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswresample2                  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswscale4                     7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   ffmpeg                          7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libav-tools                     7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56       7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-ffmpeg56             7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavdevice-ffmpeg56            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter-ffmpeg5             7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat-ffmpeg56            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavresample-ffmpeg2           7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavutil-ffmpeg54              7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libpostproc-ffmpeg53            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswresample-ffmpeg1           7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswscale-ffmpeg3              7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

After a standard system update you need to restart FFmpeg to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7188-1
   CVE-2024-36617

Ubuntu 7188-1: FFmpeg Security Advisory Updates

January 8, 2025
FFmpeg could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: FFmpeg could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - ffmpeg: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files Details: It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input, which could lead to an integer overflow. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service by crashing the application.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS   ffmpeg                          7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavcodec-extra58              7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavcodec58                    7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavdevice58                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavfilter-extra7              7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavfilter7                    7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavformat-extra58             7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavformat58                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavutil56                     7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libpostproc55                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libswresample3                  7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libswscale5                     7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm6                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS   ffmpeg                          7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavcodec-extra58              7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavcodec58                    7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavdevice58                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavfilter-extra7              7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavfilter7                    7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavformat58                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavresample4                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavutil56                     7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libpostproc55                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libswresample3                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libswscale5                     7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS   ffmpeg                          7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavcodec-extra57              7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavcodec57                    7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavdevice57                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavfilter-extra6              7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavfilter6                    7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavformat57                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavresample3                  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavutil55                     7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libpostproc54                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libswresample2                  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libswscale4                     7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm7                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS   ffmpeg                          7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libav-tools                     7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56       7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavcodec-ffmpeg56             7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavdevice-ffmpeg56            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavfilter-ffmpeg5             7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavformat-ffmpeg56            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavresample-ffmpeg2           7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libavutil-ffmpeg54              7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libpostproc-ffmpeg53            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libswresample-ffmpeg1           7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro   libswscale-ffmpeg3              7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm9                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro After a standard system update you need to restart FFmpeg to make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7188-1

  CVE-2024-36617

Severity
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7188-1

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