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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6803-1
May 30, 2024
ffmpeg vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
FFmpeg could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description:
- ffmpeg: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files
Details:
Zeng Yunxiang and Song Jiaxuan discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled
certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary
code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-49501)
Zeng Yunxiang and Song Jiaxuan discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled
certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary
code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-49502)
Zhang Ling and Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled
certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary
code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10 and
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-49528)
Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-50007)
Zeng Yunxiang and Song Jiaxuan discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled
certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary
code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10 and
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-50008)
Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-50009)
Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-50010)
Zeng Yunxiang and Li Zeyuan discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled
certain input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary
code execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10 and
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-51793)
Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-51794, CVE-2023-51798)
Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain input
files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code execution.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2023-51795, CVE-2023-51796)
It was discovered that discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain
input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code
execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-31578)
It was discovered that discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain
input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code
execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
(CVE-2024-31582)
It was discovered that discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain
input files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or potential arbitrary code
execution. This issue only affected Ubuntu 23.10. (CVE-2024-31585)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   ffmpeg                          7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-extra60              7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec60                    7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavdevice60                   7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter-extra9              7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter9                    7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat-extra60             7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat60                   7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavutil58                     7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libpostproc57                   7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswresample4                  7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswscale7                     7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm1
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 23.10
   ffmpeg                          7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libavcodec-extra60              7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libavcodec60                    7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libavdevice60                   7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libavfilter-extra9              7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libavfilter9                    7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libavformat-extra60             7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libavformat60                   7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libavutil58                     7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libpostproc57                   7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libswresample4                  7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
   libswscale7                     7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
   ffmpeg                          7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-extra58              7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec58                    7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavdevice58                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter-extra7              7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter7                    7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat-extra               7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat-extra58             7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat58                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavutil56                     7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libpostproc55                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswresample3                  7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswscale5                     7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm4
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   ffmpeg                          7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-extra58              7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec58                    7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavdevice58                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter-extra7              7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter7                    7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat58                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavresample4                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavutil56                     7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libpostproc55                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswresample3                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswscale5                     7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
   ffmpeg                          7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-extra57              7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec57                    7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavdevice57                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter-extra6              7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter6                    7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat57                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavresample3                  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavutil55                     7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libpostproc54                   7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswresample2                  7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswscale4                     7:3.4.11-0ubuntu0.1+esm5
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
   ffmpeg                          7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-ffmpeg-extra56       7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavcodec-ffmpeg56             7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavdevice-ffmpeg56            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavfilter-ffmpeg5             7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavformat-ffmpeg56            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavresample-ffmpeg2           7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libavutil-ffmpeg54              7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libpostproc-ffmpeg53            7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswresample-ffmpeg1           7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libswscale-ffmpeg3              7:2.8.17-0ubuntu0.1+esm7
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6803-1
   CVE-2023-49501, CVE-2023-49502, CVE-2023-49528, CVE-2023-50007,
   CVE-2023-50008, CVE-2023-50009, CVE-2023-50010, CVE-2023-51793,
   CVE-2023-51794, CVE-2023-51795, CVE-2023-51796, CVE-2023-51798,
   CVE-2024-31578, CVE-2024-31582, CVE-2024-31585
Package Information:
   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ffmpeg/7:6.0-6ubuntu1.1