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Update Summary

USN-8716-2 provides the Ubuntu 26.04 LTS fix for vulnerabilities previously addressed in USN-8716-1. FFmpeg could crash or execute arbitrary code when opening specially crafted media files. Reference IDs: CVE-2026-64830, CVE-2026-64831.

Update Details

Security

  • FFmpeg could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code when handling crafted media files in the VobSub subtitle demuxer (CVE-2026-64830).
  • FFmpeg could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code when handling crafted HEVC bitstreams in the Vulkan HEVC hardware decoder (CVE-2026-64831).
  • FFmpeg could be made to crash or execute arbitrary code when handling crafted video files in the NVDEC hardware decoder.

Hints

  • A standard system update will apply the fix.
  • Ubuntu 26.04 LTS packages are updated to 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm4 for ffmpeg, libavcodec-extra62, libavcodec62, libavfilter11, libavformat-extra62, and libavformat62.

Product Information

Vendor: Canonical

Product: Ubuntu Server

Product type: Software

Application category: Utilities

Platform: Linux

Variant: 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon)

Version: 7:8.0.1-3ubuntu2+esm4

Vendor release date: Sep 9, 2026

Original release notes: View on vendor site

Published on updatealert.io: Sep 10, 2026

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