# 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

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-03-29 · Updated: 2024-10-21

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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).

## What to do

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## References

- https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/commit/cc867f2c09d2b69cee8a0eccd62aff002cbbfe11
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35356201
- https://wrv.github.io/h26forge.pdf
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PQHNSWXFUN3VJ3AO2AEJUK3BURSGM5G2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KOMB6WRUC55VWV25IKJTV22KARBUGWGQ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-14

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