Ubuntu alert USN-8469-1 (ffmpeg)

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[USN-8469-1] FFmpeg vulnerabilities
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Wed, 24 Jun 2026 17:22:16 +0000
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==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8469-1
June 24, 2026

ffmpeg vulnerabilities
==========================================================================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in FFmpeg.

Software Description:
- ffmpeg: Tools for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files

Details:

Jiasheng Jiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled memory in
certain error-handling paths of its TensorFlow DNN backend. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only
affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2025-12343)

Quang Luong discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled certain subsample
data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-40962)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-dev                  7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra                7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra62              7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec62                    7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice-dev                 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice62                   7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-dev                 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra               7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra11             7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter11                   7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-dev                 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-extra               7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-extra62             7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat62                   7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil-dev                   7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil60                     7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample-dev               7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample6                  7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale-dev                  7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale9                     7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-dev                  7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra                7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra60              7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec60                    7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice-dev                 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice60                   7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-dev                 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra               7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra9              7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter9                    7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-dev                 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-extra               7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-extra60             7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat60                   7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil-dev                   7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil58                     7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc-dev                 7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc57                   7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample-dev               7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample4                  7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale-dev                  7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale7                     7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm10
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-dev                  7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra                7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra58              7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec58                    7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice-dev                 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice58                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-dev                 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra               7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra7              7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter7                    7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-dev                 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-extra               7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-extra58             7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat58                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil-dev                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil56                     7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc-dev                 7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc55                   7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample-dev               7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample3                  7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale-dev                  7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale5                     7:4.4.2-0ubuntu0.22.04.1+esm12
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  ffmpeg                          7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-dev                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra                7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec-extra58              7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavcodec58                    7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice-dev                 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavdevice58                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-dev                 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra               7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter-extra7              7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavfilter7                    7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat-dev                 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavformat58                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavresample-dev               7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavresample4                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil-dev                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libavutil56                     7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc-dev                 7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libpostproc55                   7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample-dev               7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswresample3                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale-dev                  7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libswscale5                     7:4.2.7-0ubuntu0.1+esm13
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8469-1
  CVE-2025-12343, CVE-2026-40962


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