Libaom: libaom: arbitrary address write via svc layer context oob and cyclic refresh map pointer hijack (Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI 3.3 for RHEL 9)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.64 % · percentile 51 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis
Description
An arbitrary address write vulnerability was found in libaom, the reference AV1 codec implementation. A missing bounds check in the SVC (Scalable Video Coding) layer ID control function allows an attacker to inject an arbitrary pointer into the cyclic refresh map field via crafted image pixel values. The encoder then writes approximately 1,200 bytes at the attacker-controlled address. This is fully deterministic and does not require a separate information leak. An attacker who can supply frames to a network-facing libaom encoder with SVC enabled could exploit this for denial of service or potential code execution.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30814
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42875
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51100
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51146
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61627
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61628
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61629
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68634
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68637
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68638
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68639
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68640
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68696
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68697
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68698
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68699
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68708
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68709
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68710
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69927
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69929
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69930
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69931
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69932
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69933
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69934
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69935
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71392
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71393
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71394
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71395
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71396
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71397
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71398
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71399
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71401
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74771
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75652
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75654
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75657
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75658
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75659
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75660
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76041
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76042
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76043
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84734
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56209
- https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/a93ba0ffaa
- +3 more
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H | redhat-SADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H | NVD · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-38044
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-56209
Affected products
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |