PT-2019-6455 · FFmpeg+6 · Ffmpeg+6

Published

2019-09-11

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Updated

2026-02-06

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CVE-2020-22038

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FFmpeg version 4.2
Description The issue is related to a memory leak in the ff v4l2 m2m create context function in v4l2 m2m.c of the FFmpeg multimedia library. This leak occurs due to incorrect memory deallocation before the removal of the last reference. Exploitation of this issue can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
Recommendations For FFmpeg version 4.2, consider disabling the ff v4l2 m2m create context function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the v4l2 m2m.c component to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

Memory Leak

Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2019-2678
BDU:2024-09042
CLEANSTART-2026-EZ98723
CLEANSTART-2026-PS82605
CLEANSTART-2026-XE32069
CVE-2020-22038
MGASA-2021-0495
OESA-2025-1771
OESA-2025-1772
OESA-2025-1773
OPENSUSE-SU-2021:2322-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2021_2322-1
SUSE-SU-2021:2322-1
SUSE-SU-2021:2929-1
USN-6449-1
USN-6449-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Astra Linux
Debian
Ffmpeg
Linuxmint
Suse
Ubuntu