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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-64832

🗓️ 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
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FFmpeg 4.4–8.1.2 has a double-free in NVIDIA NVDEC decoding causing memory corruption (CVE-2026-64832).

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
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patch available.

  - FFmpeg versions 4.4 through 8.1.2 contain a double-free vulnerability in the NVIDIA NVDEC hardware decoder
    within libavcodec/nvdec.c that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption by supplying a crafted video
    file. When no decoder surfaces remain, the ff_nvdec_start_frame_sep_ref error path frees memory via
    nvdec_fdd_priv_free while the calling layer subsequently frees the same frame description data, resulting
    in a double-free of the underlying decoder context in any FFmpeg-based application using NVDEC hardware-
    accelerated decoding. (CVE-2026-64832)

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-64832");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:26.04:-:lts");
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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ffmpeg"},
          {"reference": "ffmpeg-doc"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-extra59"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec59"},
          {"reference": "libavdevice-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavdevice59"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-extra8"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter8"},
          {"reference": "libavformat-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavformat-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavformat-extra59"},
          {"reference": "libavformat59"},
          {"reference": "libavutil-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavutil57"},
          {"reference": "libpostproc-dev"},
          {"reference": "libpostproc56"},
          {"reference": "libswresample-dev"},
          {"reference": "libswresample4"},
          {"reference": "libswscale-dev"},
          {"reference": "libswscale6"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-11": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "11",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ffmpeg"},
          {"reference": "ffmpeg-doc"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-extra58"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec58"},
          {"reference": "libavdevice-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavdevice58"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-extra7"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter7"},
          {"reference": "libavformat-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavformat58"},
          {"reference": "libavresample-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavresample4"},
          {"reference": "libavutil-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavutil56"},
          {"reference": "libpostproc-dev"},
          {"reference": "libpostproc55"},
          {"reference": "libswresample-dev"},
          {"reference": "libswresample3"},
          {"reference": "libswscale-dev"},
          {"reference": "libswscale5"}
        ]
      }
    ]
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  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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      {
        "release": "14",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ffmpeg"},
          {"reference": "ffmpeg-doc"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-extra62"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec62"},
          {"reference": "libavdevice-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavdevice62"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-extra11"},
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          {"reference": "libavdevice-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavdevice61"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-extra10"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter10"},
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          {"reference": "libavutil59"},
          {"reference": "libpostproc-dev"},
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          {"reference": "libswresample5"},
          {"reference": "libswscale-dev"},
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        "release": "14.04",
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          {"reference": "libav"}
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        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ffmpeg"}
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    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "18.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ffmpeg"}
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  "Ubuntu Linux-20.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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      {
        "release": "20.04",
        "pkgs": [
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  "Ubuntu Linux-22.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
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        "release": "22.04",
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        "release": "24.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ffmpeg"}
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    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "26.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "ffmpeg"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');

var third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
    var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
    if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
        var vendor;
        foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
            if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
        }
    }
}

var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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25 Jul 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 48.7
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.00332
SSVC
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