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CVE-2022-48434

libavcodec/pthread_frame.c in FFmpeg before 5.1.2, as used in VLC and other products, leaves stale hwaccel state in worker threads, which al

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  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

libavcodec/pthread_frame.c in FFmpeg before 5.1.2, as used in VLC and other products, leaves stale hwaccel state in worker threads, which allows attackers to trigger a use-after-free and execute arbitrary code in some circumstances (e.g., hardware re-initialization upon a mid-video SPS change when Direct3D11 is used).

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 6

git.ffmpeg.org

news.ycombinator.com

wrv.github.io

lists.fedoraproject.org

security.gentoo.org