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CVE-2024-36615

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race...

5.9 MediumFix available

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while being read in the output thread.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.44%Up 0.4 points since Nov 30, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while being read in the output thread.

Record
CVE-2024-36615
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-36352 5.9

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while being read in the output thread.

Record
EUVD-2024-36352
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9fr3-g426-jq79 5.9

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race...

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while being read in the output thread.

Record
GHSA-9fr3-g426-jq79
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.9

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while being read in the output thread.

Record
CVE-2024-36615
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.9

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while being read in the output thread.

Record
CVE-2024-36615
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-07
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-36615 5.9

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while being read in the output thread.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36615
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-36615 5.9

FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while being read in the output thread.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36615
CVSS 3.1
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15177-1 No score

ffmpeg-7-7.1.1-4.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the ffmpeg-7-7.1.1-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15177-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21877-1 No score

Security update for ffmpeg-7

This update for ffmpeg-7 fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-6602: HLS Force TTY Demuxer (bsc#1220546).
  • CVE-2023-6604: HLS XBIN Demuxer DoS Amplification (bsc#1220549).
  • CVE-2024-35367: FFmpeg n6.1.1 has an Out-of-bounds Read via libavcodec/ppc/vp8dsp_altivec.c, static const vec_s8 h_subpel_filters_outer (bsc#1234029).
  • CVE-2024-36615: FFmpeg n7.0 has a race condition vulnerability in the VP9 decoder. This could lead to a data race if video encoding parameters were being exported, as the side data would be attached in the decoder thread while (bsc#1234017).
  • CVE-2025-22921: segmentation violation in NULL pointer dereference via the component /libavcodec/jpeg2000dec.c (bsc#1237382).
  • CVE-2026-8461: FFmpeg: Remote code execution via out-of-bounds write in MagicYUV decoder (bsc#1269490).
  • CVE-2026-12706: ffmpeg: heap use-after-free read in RASC decoder decode_move() (bsc#1268595).
  • CVE-2026-58049: incorrect validation in the RASC video decoder can lead to an out-of-bounds heap write and memory corruption (bsc#1269550).
  • CVE-2026-64833: Out-of-Bounds Read via S/PDIF Muxer spdifenc.c (bsc#1272755).
  • CVE-2026-64834: Infinite Loop DoS via RTP/ASF Demuxer (bsc#1272757).
  • CVE-2026-65703: Out-of-Bounds Write in TDSC Video Decoder (bsc#1272759).
  • CVE-2026-65704: Out-of-Bounds Write via TY Demuxer and Shorten Decoder (bsc#1272760).
  • CVE-2026-65705: vf_floodfill Out-of-Bounds Write via filter_frame() (bsc#1272761).
  • CVE-2026-65706: vf_swaprect Out-of-Bounds Write via NV12 Frame Processing (bsc#1272762).
  • CVE-2026-66036: Heap Out-of-Bounds Write in vf_hqdn3d Filter (bsc#1272763).
  • CVE-2026-66037: IAMF Demuxer Uncontrolled Resource Consumption via mix_presentation_obu() (bsc#1272764).
  • CVE-2026-70628: signed integer underflows during subtitle buffer checks can cause heap buffer overflows (bsc#1274268).
  • CVE-2026-70629: unvalidated decompressed frame sizes in video decoders can cause uninitialized heap memory reads (bsc#1274270).
  • CVE-2026-70630: unvalidated decompression sizes in Screenpresso frame decoding can cause uninitialized heap memory reads (bsc#1274282).
  • CVE-2026-70631: unvalidated decompression sizes in TIFF strip decoding can cause uninitialized heap memory reads (bsc#1274287).
  • CVE-2026-70632: unenforced frame dimensions in CineForm HD decoding can cause heap-based out-of-bounds writes (bsc#1274289).
  • CVE-2026-75141: heap buffer overflow in the hvcC box writer (bsc#1276407).
  • CVE-2026-75142: stack buffer overflow in the MPEG-PS muxer (bsc#1276408).
  • CVE-2026-75143: heap buffer overflow in the RIST protocol reader (bsc#1276409).
  • CVE-2026-75144: heap buffer overflow in the VC-2/Dirac RTP packetizer (bsc#1276410).
  • CVE-2026-75146: out-of-bounds read in the DASH demuxer (bsc#1276412).

Changes for ffmpeg-7:

Update to version 7.1.5:

  • Various crash, out-of-bounds access, add boundary check fixes. Affected: .mov parser, DASH parser, Snow encoder, Icecast, RTSP decoder, RV10/RV34 RealVideo, Truespeech, ADPCM, Matroska decoder
  • avcodec/jpeg2000dec: clear array length when freeing it (CVE-2025-22921, bsc#1237382)
  • avcodec/magicyuv: Fix 1 line MEDIAN slices (CVE-2026-8461, bsc#1269490)
  • avcodec/magicyuv: reject slice_height misaligned with chroma vshift.
  • avcodec/magicyuv: Expand the s->interlaced slice-height sanity check.
  • avcodec/rasc: fix heap use-after-free in decode_move(). (CVE-2026-12706, bsc#1268595)
  • avformat/hls: Be more picky on extensions. (CVE-2023-6602, bsc#1220546, CVE-2023-6604, bsc#1220549)
  • lavc/vp9: Fix regression introduced in 0ba0585. It is possible that ff_progress_frame_await() is calledbut ff_progress_frame_report() isn't called when a hardware acceleration method is used, so a thread for vp9 decoding might get stuck. (CVE-2024-36615, bsc#1234017).
  • avcodec/vp9: Fix race when attaching side-data for show-existing frame. (commit: 0ba0585) (CVE-2024-36615, bsc#1234017)
  • lavc/vp9: Fix regression introduced in 0ba0585. *…
Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21877-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ffmpeg
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
7:5.1.3-17:5.1.3-27:5.1.4-0+deb12u17:5.1.5-0+deb12u17:5.1.6-0+deb12u1
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7:5.1.7-0+deb12u17:5.1.8-0+deb12u17:5.1.9-0+deb12u17:6.0-17:6.0-27:6.0-37:6.0-47:6.0-57:6.0-67:6.0-77:6.0-87:6.0-97:6.1-17:6.1-27:6.1-37:6.1-47:6.1-57:6.1.1-17:6.1.1-27:6.1.1-37:6.1.1-47:6.1.1-57:7.0-17:7.0.1-17:7.0.1-27:7.0.1-37:7.0.1-47:7.0.1-57:7.0.2-17:7.0.2-27:7.0.2-37:7.1-17:7.1-27:7.1-37:7.1-47:7.1.1-17:7.1.2-17:7.1.3-17:8.0-17:8.0-27:8.0.1-17:8.0.1-27:8.0.1-37:8.1-17:8.1-2
None known
ffmpeg
Debian:13
before 7:7.1-3
7:7.1-3
ffmpeg
Debian:14
before 7:7.1-3
7:7.1-3
ffmpeg
Debian:11
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 7:4.3.9-0+deb11u2, plus listed versions
7:4.3.2-0+deb11u27:4.3.2-17:4.3.2-27:4.3.3-0+deb11u17:4.3.4-0+deb11u1
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7:4.3.5-0+deb11u17:4.3.6-0+deb11u17:4.3.7-0+deb11u17:4.3.8-0+deb11u17:4.3.8-0+deb11u27:4.3.8-0+deb11u37:4.3.9-0+deb11u1
7:4.3.9-0+deb11u2
libav
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
6:0.8.7-1ubuntu26:9.10-1ubuntu16:9.10-1ubuntu26:9.10-1ubuntu56:9.10-1ubuntu6
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6:9.10-1ubuntu76:9.11-2ubuntu16:9.11-2ubuntu26:9.13-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.14-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.16-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.18-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.16:9.20-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
None known
ffmpeg-7
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 7.1.1-4.1
7.1.1-4.1
ffmpeg-7
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
From an advisory covering 26 CVEs
before 7.1.5-160000.1.1
7.1.5-160000.1.1

History

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In short

CVE-2024-36615 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Ffmpeg, published November 29, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in ffmpeg 7:7.1-3.

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