| Name | CVE-2026-8461 |
| Description | An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in FFmpeg's libavcodec library, specifically in the MagicYUV decoder, allows denial-of-service and, in some cases, can be exploited for remote code execution. This vulnerability is associated with the file libavcodec/magicyuv.C. This issue affects FFmpeg before version 8.1.2. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-6361-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg (PTS) | bullseye | 7:4.3.7-0+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security) | 7:4.3.9-0+deb11u2 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 7:5.1.8-0+deb12u1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm (security) | 7:5.1.9-0+deb12u1 | vulnerable | |
| trixie | 7:7.1.3-0+deb13u1 | vulnerable | |
| trixie (security) | 7:7.1.5-0+deb13u1 | fixed | |
| forky | 7:8.1.1-4 | vulnerable | |
| sid | 7:8.1.2-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | source | trixie | 7:7.1.5-0+deb13u1 | DSA-6361-1 | ||
| ffmpeg | source | (unstable) | 7:8.1.2-1 |
https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23159
Fixed by: https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/c23d4da3128c279b714b282e6ec292e8755007e3 (master)
Fixed by: https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/a991b3e1102824730de6b0b2afd1c7e41fbdf03d (n8.1.2)
Fixed by: https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/15882781ac5267a653e4e55f5fa656ba9db688fd (n7.1.5)