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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : FFmpeg vulnerability (USN-8329-1)

🗓️ 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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FFmpeg CAF decoder size flaw may crash FFmpeg and cause denial of service on Ubuntu.

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##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8329-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <https://ubuntu.com/security/notices>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(318172);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/02");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-36617");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2024-B-0110-S");
  script_xref(name:"USN", value:"8329-1");

  script_name(english:"Ubuntu 24.04 LTS : FFmpeg vulnerability (USN-8329-1)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Ubuntu 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the
USN-8329-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that the FFmpeg CAF decoder incorrectly handled certain file size calculations. An
    attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FFmpeg to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8329-1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
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  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/08/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/05/28");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ffmpeg");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavcodec-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavcodec-extra");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavcodec-extra60");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavcodec60");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavdevice-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavdevice60");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavfilter-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavfilter-extra");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavfilter-extra9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavfilter9");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavformat-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavformat-extra");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavformat-extra60");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavutil-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libavutil58");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpostproc-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libpostproc57");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libswresample-dev");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libswresample4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libswscale-dev");
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  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "ubuntu_pro_sub_detect.nasl");
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}

include('debian_package.inc');

if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled') ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_release = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/release');
if ( isnull(os_release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu');
os_release = chomp(os_release);
if (! ('24.04' >< os_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Ubuntu 24.04', 'Ubuntu ' + os_release);
if ( ! get_kb_item('Host/Debian/dpkg-l') ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Ubuntu', cpu);
var ubuntu_pro_detected = get_kb_item('Host/Ubuntu/Pro/Services/esm-apps');
ubuntu_pro_detected = !empty_or_null(ubuntu_pro_detected);

var pro_caveat_needed = FALSE;

var pkgs = [
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'ffmpeg', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavcodec-dev', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavcodec-extra', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavcodec-extra60', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavcodec60', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavdevice-dev', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavdevice60', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavfilter-dev', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavfilter-extra', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavfilter-extra9', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavfilter9', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavformat-dev', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavformat-extra', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavformat-extra60', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavformat60', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavutil-dev', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libavutil58', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libpostproc-dev', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libpostproc57', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libswresample-dev', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libswresample4', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libswscale-dev', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE},
    {'osver': '24.04', 'pkgname': 'libswscale7', 'pkgver': '7:6.1.1-3ubuntu5+esm8', 'ubuntu_pro': TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var osver = NULL;
  var pkgname = NULL;
  var pkgver = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['osver'])) osver = package_array['osver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgname'])) pkgname = package_array['pkgname'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['pkgver'])) pkgver = package_array['pkgver'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  var pro_required = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['ubuntu_pro'])) pro_required = package_array['ubuntu_pro'];
  if (osver && pkgname && pkgver) {
    if (deb_check(release:osver, prefix:pkgname, reference:pkgver, cves:cves)) {
        flag++;
        if (!ubuntu_pro_detected && !pro_caveat_needed) pro_caveat_needed = pro_required;
    }
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = '';
  if (pro_caveat_needed) {
    extra += 'NOTE: This vulnerability check contains fixes that apply to packages only \n';
    extra += 'available in Ubuntu ESM repositories. Access to these package security updates \n';
    extra += 'require an Ubuntu Pro subscription.\n\n';
  }
  extra += ubuntu_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
    extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'ffmpeg / libavcodec-dev / libavcodec-extra / libavcodec-extra60 / etc');
}

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02 Jun 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 3.16.2
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