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This update for ffmpeg-4 fixes the following issues:
Update to release 4.4.8.
* CVE-2026-8461: out-of-bounds write in the MagicYUV decoder can lead to
denial of service or remote code execution (bsc#1269490).
* CVE-2026-12706: heap use-after-free read in the RASC video decoder can lead
to denial of service (bsc#1268595).
* CVE-2026-64830: heap buffer overflow in the VobSub subtitle demuxer can lead
to arbitrary code execution (bsc#1272752).
* CVE-2026-64832: double-free in the NVIDIA NVDEC hardware decoder can lead to
can lead to memory corruption (bsc#1272754).
* CVE-2026-64835: out-of-bounds memory access in the ADX audio decoder can
lead to information disclosure and memory corruption (bsc#1272758).
* CVE-2026-66038: exposure of uninitialized heap memory by the LCL/ZLIB video
decoder can lead to sensitive information disclosure (bsc#1272768).
* CVE-2026-66039: signed integer overflow in the MACE6 audio decoder can lead
to heap corruption...
## Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-3529=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP4-2026-3529=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 LTSS
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP4-LTSS-2026-3529=1
* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing ESPOS 15 SP4
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP4-ESPOS-2026-3529=1
zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3529=1
* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* libswscale5_9-debuginfo-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* libswresample3_9-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-libavutil-devel-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* libpostproc55_9-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-libavdevice-devel-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-libavfilter-devel-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* libavdevice58_13-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* libavfilter7_110-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-debuginfo-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-libswresample-devel-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* libavformat58_76-debuginfo-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-libavcodec-devel-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* libavfilter7_110-debuginfo-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-debugsource-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-libavresample-devel-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-libavformat-devel-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* ffmpeg-4-libpostproc-devel-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* libavcodec58_134-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* libavcodec58_134-debuginfo-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
* libavresample4_0-4.4.8-150400.3.72.1
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