CVE-2026-56209

Public on 2026-06-19
Modified on 2026-06-19
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.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
7.4
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Firefox Extra firefox Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 firefox Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2 - Core thunderbird Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 7.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H