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Ubuntu Security NoticesUSN-8738-1

USN-8738-1: FFmpeg vulnerabilities

Severity not listed 5 CVEs Published Sep 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM UTC

Summary

It was discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain video frames when using the hqdn3d filter. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-66036) Adrian Junge discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain compressed video files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

(CVE-2026-66038) Adrian Junge discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain audio files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-66039) Adrian Junge discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain subtitle files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2026-70628) Adrian Junge discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain video files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-70632)

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CVEs in this advisory 5

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