8.6
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-56208
Libaom: libaom: heap buffer overflow in av1 encoder first-pass stats buffer via lap mode
Description

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in libaom, the reference AV1 codec implementation. A flaw in the AV1 encoder's Look-Ahead Processing (LAP) mode causes the first-pass stats ring buffer wrap-around guard to be bypassed when g_lag_in_frames is set to 1 or higher. This results in a 232-byte out-of-bounds write on every encoded frame after the second, corrupting adjacent heap objects. An attacker who can influence encoder configuration in a transcoding service or WebRTC session could exploit this to cause a denial of service (process crash) or potentially achieve code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

June 19, 2026, 4:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 19, 2026, 4:28 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

redhat
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-56208 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux
3 Redhat hardened_images
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_ai
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update libaom to a version that fixes the heap buffer overflow in Look-Ahead Processing.
  • Update libaom to a patched version.
  • Recompile applications using the updated library.

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