FFmpeg versions 4.4 through 8.1.2 contain an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability in the ADX audio decoder within libavcodec/adxdec.c that allows attackers to trigger both out-of-bounds reads and writes by supplying a crafted ADX or AAX audio file with a mid-stream channel layout change. When AV_PKT_DATA_NEW_EXTRADATA side data is received mid-stream, the adx_decode_frame function re-parses the stream header but fails to update the internal channel state, causing subsequent decoding operations to access the prev[] state array using a stale channel count.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libavcodec62 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavformat60 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavformat-extra60 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavcodec60 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavformat-extra58 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavfilter9 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavcodec-extra58 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavfilter7 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavformat-extra62 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavformat62 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavcodec-extra62 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavcodec-extra60 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade ffmpeg (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavfilter11 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavcodec58 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavformat58 (Ubuntu Pro) | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 3, 2026 |
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