No, you're not. It's a minor bug, probably with an easy fix, that deserves to be fixed. It's not worthy of front page HN...

I guess it’s submitted for the method rather than the result.

that’s the issue with these newer models. they are able to string together a sequence of “not-serious” bugs in a system that ultimately results in some serious vulnerabilities.

it may not be an issue for ffmpeg, but it might be for an application that bundles ffmpeg.

everyone knows HN only accepts security write-ups /s