CVE-2025-25467
Publication date 18 February 2025
Last updated 23 April 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Insufficient tracking and releasing of allocated used memory in libx264 git master allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via creating a crafted AAC file.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ffmpeg | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
| 25.10 questing |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| libav | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 25.10 questing | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| x264 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
| 25.10 questing |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
Notes
john-breton
The patch has not yet been merged upstream. A fix was proposed in: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/x264/-/merge_requests/183 But the PR was closed and no follow-up PR was created. This is the status as of 2026-04-21.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
9.8 · Critical
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |