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Debian dsa-6268 : ffmpeg - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 314707

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 13 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-6268 advisory.

 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-6268-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff May 14, 2026 https://www.debian.org/security/faq
 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : ffmpeg CVE ID : not yet available

 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 stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in version 7:7.1.4-0+deb13u1.

 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: [email protected]

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

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

Solution

Upgrade the ffmpeg packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ffmpeg

https://packages.debian.org/source/trixie/ffmpeg

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 314707

File Name: debian_DSA-6268.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/14/2026

Updated: 5/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ffmpeg-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswscale-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavformat-extra61, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavformat-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec-extra61, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavutil59, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavdevice-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec-extra, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:ffmpeg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswscale8, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswresample5, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpostproc-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavdevice61, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavfilter-extra10, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libpostproc58, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavutil-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavformat-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavcodec61, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libavformat61, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libswresample-dev

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2026