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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-66036

🗓️ 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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FFmpeg up to 8.1.2 on Linux has heap out-of-bounds in vf_hqdn3d due to frame size changes (CVE-2026-66036).

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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patch available.

  - FFmpeg through 8.1.2, fixed in commit 5d7112c, contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the
    vf_hqdn3d filter that allows attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted video whose frame
    resolution increases between frames when filtergraph reinitialization is disabled via the -reinit_filter 0
    option. Attackers can provide a malicious video input where vf_hqdn3d.config_input() allocates undersized
    per-plane line-history buffers based on the initial frame width, and subsequent larger frames cause
    denoise_spatial() to write beyond the allocation boundary, resulting in heap memory corruption.
    (CVE-2026-66036)

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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-66036");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:14.0");
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  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

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  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-11", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-12", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-13", "Host/OS/Debian Linux-14");

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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"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "Debian Linux-14": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "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"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter11"},
          {"reference": "libavformat-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavformat-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavformat-extra62"},
          {"reference": "libavformat62"},
          {"reference": "libavutil-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavutil60"},
          {"reference": "libswresample-dev"},
          {"reference": "libswresample6"},
          {"reference": "libswscale-dev"},
          {"reference": "libswscale9"}
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          {"reference": "ffmpeg"},
          {"reference": "ffmpeg-doc"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec-extra61"},
          {"reference": "libavcodec61"},
          {"reference": "libavdevice-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavdevice61"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-dev"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-extra"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter-extra10"},
          {"reference": "libavfilter10"},
          {"reference": "libavformat-dev"},
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          {"reference": "libswscale-dev"},
          {"reference": "libswscale8"}
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  }
};

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 47.7
CVSS 3.18.8
EPSS0.00288
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