Bug 2490799 (CVE-2026-56208) - CVE-2026-56208 libaom: libaom: heap buffer overflow in AV1 encoder first-pass stats buffer via LAP mode
Summary: CVE-2026-56208 libaom: libaom: heap buffer overflow in AV1 encoder first-pass...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-56208
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-19 15:54 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-12 12:59 UTC (History)
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:47104 0 None None None 2026-07-29 01:39:17 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:47105 0 None None None 2026-07-28 21:14:13 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54180 0 None None None 2026-08-12 06:59:12 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54181 0 None None None 2026-08-12 07:13:58 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54182 0 None None None 2026-08-12 07:14:37 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54185 0 None None None 2026-08-12 07:04:25 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54248 0 None None None 2026-08-12 10:18:05 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54249 0 None None None 2026-08-12 09:57:18 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54259 0 None None None 2026-08-12 09:44:48 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2026:54339 0 None None None 2026-08-12 12:59:27 UTC

Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-19 15:54:07 UTC
A heap buffer overflow (out-of-bounds write followed by out-of-bounds read) was found in libaom, the reference AV1 codec implementation by the Alliance for Open Media. The vulnerability exists in the AV1 encoder when an application sets g_lag_in_frames = 1.

The wrap-around guard for the first-pass stats ring buffer in update_firstpass_stats() (av1/encoder/firstpass.c) only fires when cpi->oxcf.pass == AOM_RC_FIRST_PASS, but Look-Ahead Processing (LAP) mode (enabled when g_lag_in_frames >= 1) runs as AOM_RC_ONE_PASS. As a result, the stats_in_end pointer is never wrapped and every frame after the second writes a 232-byte FIRSTPASS_STATS structure past the allocated 2-entry buffer, corrupting adjacent heap objects and their aom_memalign metadata.

Impact: Heap out-of-bounds write of 232-byte FIRSTPASS_STATS entries (29 fields of attacker-influenced floating-point/integer data) into the adjacent heap on every encoder frame after the 2nd, out-of-bounds read in find_next_scenecut(), and process crash via corrupted free() metadata in aom_codec_destroy(). Reachable from any application that exposes encoder configuration to untrusted input (e.g. transcoding services, browsers using libaom for WebRTC encode).

Affected: libaom v2.0.0 (first release shipping LAP support, commits 5517b28e1e and 4be6511843, Dec 2019) through v3.13.3
Fixed in: v3.14.0 by commit 243f8ae84b ("Handle buffer pointer in LAP mode to avoid overflow", BUG=aomedia:504317456, 2026-04-20)
Upstream report: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/504317456 (restricted)

Reporter: The FuzzAnything Team
PSIRT Ticket: PSIRTSUPT-17176

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-28 21:14:12 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:47105 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47105

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-07-29 01:39:16 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:47104 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47104

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-12 06:59:11 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:54180 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54180

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-12 07:04:23 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:54185 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54185

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-12 07:13:57 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:54181 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54181

Comment 8 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-12 07:14:35 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:54182 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54182

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-12 09:44:46 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:54259 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54259

Comment 10 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-12 09:57:17 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:54249 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54249

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-12 10:18:04 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2026:54248 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54248

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-12 12:59:25 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:54339 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54339


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