CVE-2026-56210
A heap-buffer-overflow read vulnerability was found in libaom, the reference AV1 codec implementation. A missing bounds check in the SVC (Sc
CVSS
7.1
High
EPSS
0.2%
p16
KEV
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Exploit Today
5
0-100
Published: Jun 19, 2026 · Last modified: Jul 15, 2026 · CWE-125
A heap-buffer-overflow read 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 setting a spatial_layer_id exceeding the configured number of layers. This causes an out-of-bounds heap read of approximately 40,728 bytes when computing a layer context array index. An attacker who can influence SVC encoder parameters in a network-facing service could exploit this for information disclosure (heap content leak) or denial of service (segmentation fault from hitting unmapped memory).
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30814
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56210
- aomedia.googlesource.comhttps://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/a93ba0ffaa
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490801
- issues.chromium.orghttps://issues.chromium.org/issues/503975732
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30814
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56210
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490801
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-56210.json