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PixelSmash flaw turns video files into attack tools

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Researchers have disclosed PixelSmash, a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-8461) in FFmpeg’s MagicYUV video decoder with a CVSS score of 8.8, allowing attackers to crash or execute code on systems processing malformed AVI, MKV, or MOV files. This affects numerous Linux distributions and media platforms that rely on FFmpeg for video handling, emphasizing the need for urgent updates and disabling MagicYUV where possible.

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