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TI-2026-61719 Aliases CVE-2026-90816GHSA-p2jm-whqf-vrvv

FFmpeg Duration hlsproto.c parse_playlist denial of service

Priority MEDIUM 57CWE-404Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-404.

Summary

A vulnerability was found in FFmpeg 8.0.x. This affects the function parse_playlist of the file libavformat/hlsproto.c of the component Duration Parser. Performing a manipulation of the argument duration/target_duration results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Upgrading to version 8.1 and 9.0 is able to mitigate this issue. The patch is named 64fafd63f0b4. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0058 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial FFmpeg: 8.1, 9.0Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—FFmpegall versions8.1, 9.0Patch availableCNA
  • FFmpeg Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in 8.1, 9.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——FFmpeg
  • cpe:2.3:a:ffmpeg:ffmpeg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·FFmpeg

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FFmpeg Fixed in 8.1, 9.0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90816
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p2jm-whqf-vrvv

References

Patch 1

Other 2

Sources

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