CVE-2026-56209

aom: An arbitrary address write vulnerability was found in libaom, the reference AV1 codec implementation

CVE-2026-56209 is fixed in 7 products on 1 platform, first by aom-tools 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, released June 19, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
7.1
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0064
51st percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
SVT-AV1 · sles 15.6 1.8.0-150600.3.2.5 SUSE-SU-2026:3224-1 Jul 23, 2026
SVT-AV1 · sles 15.7 1.8.0-150600.3.2.5 SUSE-SU-2026:3224-1 Jul 23, 2026
aom · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 3.6.0-1+deb12u3 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56209 Jun 19, 2026
aom · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 3.12.1-1+deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56209 Jun 19, 2026
aom · Debian 14 3.14.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-56209 Jun 19, 2026
aom-tools · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 aom-tools 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 Jun 19, 2026
aom-tools · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 3.8.2-2ubuntu0.2 aom-tools 3.8.2-2ubuntu0.2 Jun 19, 2026
aom-tools · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 3.13.1-2ubuntu0.1 aom-tools 3.13.1-2ubuntu0.1 Jun 19, 2026
libaom · opensuse-leap 16.0 3.11.0-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21061-1 Jun 25, 2026
libaom · sles 15.6 3.7.1-150600.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3224-1 Jul 23, 2026
libaom · sles 15.7 3.7.1-150600.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3224-1 Jul 23, 2026
libaom · sles 16.0 3.11.0-160000.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:22369-1 Jun 25, 2026
libaom-devel-doc · opensuse-leap 16.0 3.11.0-160000.3.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21061-1 Jun 25, 2026
libaom-devel-doc · sles 15.6 3.7.1-150600.3.9.3 SUSE-SU-2026:3224-1 Jul 23, 2026
libaom-devel-doc · sles 15.7 3.7.1-150600.3.9.3 SUSE-SU-2026:3224-1 Jul 23, 2026
libaom3 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 libaom3 3.3.0-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 Jun 19, 2026
libaom3 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 3.8.2-2ubuntu0.2 libaom3 3.8.2-2ubuntu0.2 Jun 19, 2026
libaom3 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 3.13.1-2ubuntu0.1 libaom3 3.13.1-2ubuntu0.1 Jun 19, 2026
libyuv · sles 15.6 20230517+a377993-150600.3.4.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3224-1 Jul 23, 2026
libyuv · sles 15.7 20230517+a377993-150600.3.4.2 SUSE-SU-2026:3224-1 Jul 23, 2026

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