CVE-2026-38344 Null dereference in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-38344 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-38344 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-38344 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. 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-2026-38344/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-38344/index.md)
Attackers can cause a denial of service in FFmpeg by supplying a crafted video file that triggers a null pointer dereference.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-38344?
CVE-2026-38344 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A NULL pointer dereference in the get_min_buffer_size function (/libswscale/slice.c) of FFmpeg N-122528-gdd2976b9e1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via supplying a crafted video file.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-38344?
How do I fix CVE-2026-38344?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-38344 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-38344 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-38344, GHSA-36fh-g62v-wh23, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38344.