CVE-2026-125230 FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Integer Overflow Division by Zero via pcm_rechunk Filter
Medium 6.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-125230 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-125230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FFmpeg, published on 9 Nov 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-125230 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: FFmpeg. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-125230/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-125230/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-125230?
CVE-2026-125230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FFmpeg, published on 9 Nov 2026.
Official description
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the pcm_rechunk bitstream filter that allows attackers to trigger division by zero via a crafted channel count. Attackers can supply a file declaring a huge channel count that is remuxed into MXF, GXF or DAUD, overflowing sample_size and crashing the application.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125230?
How do I fix CVE-2026-125230?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-125230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-125230 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-125230 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rmr8-ppr9-8rp8, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-125230.