This guide installs FFmpeg 8.1.2 from source on Ubuntu (24.04 LTS) for servers that process user-uploaded media, such as Pixelfed or Loops.
This fixes the pixelsmash vulnerability.
It installs FFmpeg into:
/opt/ffmpeg/8.1.2| { | |
| "version": 1, | |
| "auto_cw": [], | |
| "unlisted": [], | |
| "banned": [ | |
| "instagram.com", | |
| "myspace.com", | |
| "bebo.com", | |
| "photobucket.com", | |
| "friendster.com", |
| <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> | |
| <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> | |
| <plist version="1.0"> | |
| <dict> | |
| <key>KeepAlive</key> | |
| <true/> | |
| <key>Label</key> | |
| <string>homebrew.mxcl.php</string> | |
| <key>LimitLoadToSessionType</key> | |
| <array> |
| [ | |
| { | |
| "_v": 1, | |
| "id": "2", | |
| "shortcode": "C", | |
| "uri": "https://pixelfed.social/p/dansup/2", | |
| "url": "https://pixelfed.social/p/dansup/2", | |
| "in_reply_to_id": null, | |
| "in_reply_to_account_id": null, |
This guide installs FFmpeg 8.1.2 from source on Ubuntu (24.04 LTS) for servers that process user-uploaded media, such as Pixelfed or Loops.
This fixes the pixelsmash vulnerability.
It installs FFmpeg into:
/opt/ffmpeg/8.1.2