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Ubuntu 25.10 FFmpeg Critical Memory Issues Denial of Service USN-7982

Linuxsecurity •LinuxSecurity Advisories • January 28, 2026

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in FFmpeg. Software Description: - ffmpeg: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files Details: It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-59728) It was discovered that FFmpeg did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 25.10. (CVE-2025-59731, CVE-2025-59732)

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.10 ffmpeg 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.2 libavcodec61 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.2 libavformat61 7:7.1.1-1ubuntu4.2 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavcodec60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavformat60 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm7 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 22.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm11 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavcodec58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm11 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavformat58 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm11 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm12 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavcodec58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm12 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavformat58 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm12 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm12 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavcodec57 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm12 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavformat57 7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm12 Available with Ubuntu Pro Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ffmpeg 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm14 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavcodec-extra 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm14 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavcodec-ffmpeg56 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm14 Available with Ubuntu Pro libavformat-ffmpeg56 7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm14 Available with Ubuntu Pro In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

CVE-2025-59728, CVE-2025-59731, CVE-2025-59732, CVE-2025-59733, CVE-2025-63757

CVE-2025-59728, CVE-2025-59731, CVE-2025-59732, CVE-2025-59733,

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FFmpeg Vulnerabilities Affect Multiple Ubuntu Versions FFmpeg vulnerabilities were discovered that affect Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 24.04 LTS, and 25.10. The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code due to improper handling of memory operations. The specific vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-59728. 2 sources 44

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