The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-6983-1 advisory.

    Zeng Yunxiang discovered that FFmpeg incorrectly handled memory during video encoding. An attacker could     possibly use this issue to perform a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code.

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.

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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : FFmpeg vulnerability (USN-6983-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 206422

Version 1.2

Version 1.1

Version 1.2 Feb 13, 2025, 12:29 PM IAVM reference Plugin Feed: 202502131229
Version 1.1 Sep 2, 2024, 8:06 PM New Plugin Feed: 202409022006