FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an Out-of-bounds Read via libavcodec/ppc/vp8dsp_altivec.c, static const vec_s8 h_subpel_filters_outer

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5985 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5985-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff     August 25, 2025                       https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : ffmpeg     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-49502 CVE-2023-50007 CVE-2023-50008                      CVE-2024-31582 CVE-2024-35367 CVE-2024-35368                      CVE-2025-0518 CVE-2025-7700 CVE-2025-22919

    Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the FFmpeg multimedia     framework, which could result in denial of service or potentially the     execution of arbitrary code if malformed files/streams are processed.

    For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), these problems have been fixed     in version 7:5.1.7-0+deb12u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ffmpeg packages.

    For the detailed security status of ffmpeg please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ffmpeg

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an Out-of-bounds Read via libavcodec/ppc/vp8dsp_altivec.c, static const vec_s8     h_subpel_filters_outer (CVE-2024-35367)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4039 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4039-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                    Thorsten Alteholz     February 01, 2025                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : ffmpeg     Version        : 7:4.3.8-0+deb11u2     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-35367 CVE-2024-35368 CVE-2024-36618


    Several issues have been found in ffmpeg, a package that contains tools     for transcoding, streaming and playing of multimedia files     Those issues are related to possible integer overflows, double-free on     errors and out-of-bounds access.


    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     7:4.3.8-0+deb11u2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your ffmpeg packages.

    For the detailed security status of ffmpeg please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ffmpeg

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

    (I had to resend this email, so sorry if you are getting this twice)

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
255189	Debian dsa-5985 : ffmpeg - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
228624	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-35367	Nessus	Misc.	critical
214861	Debian dla-4039 : ffmpeg - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical

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