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title: "CVE-2020-20901\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
  desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-20901?format=md
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# CVE-2020-20901

Publication date 20 September 2021

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs:
CVE-2020-22022. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2020-22022.
Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2020-22022 instead of this
candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been
removed to prevent accidental usage

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qtwebengine-opensource-src | 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| ffmpeg | 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| vice | 21.04 hirsute | Ignored end of life, was needs-triage |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-20901)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-20901)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2020-20901)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-20901)

### Other references

* <http://git.videolan.org/?p=ffmpeg.git;a=commit;h=07050d7bdc32d82e53ee5bb727f5882323d00dba>
* <https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/8264>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-20901>
