"No way to prevent this" say users of only language where this regularly happens
11 hours ago
- CVE-2026-8461 affects FFmpeg's MagicYUV decoder due to improper bounds checking in C code.
- The vulnerability causes heap corruption, denial of service, and potential remote code execution.
- The article satirically notes that C is the only language where such memory safety issues regularly occur.
- Programmers express helplessness, claiming nothing can prevent these vulnerabilities despite their frequency.