Libaom: libaom: heap buffer overflow in av1 encoder first-pass stats buffer via lap mode
cve-program · CVE-2026-56208
PublishedA 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.
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CVE-2026-56208 · CVE overview and exploitation status
cve-program · CVE-2026-56208
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30814
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42875
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47104
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47105
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51100
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51146
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54180
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54181
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54182
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54185
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54248
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54249
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54259
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54339
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61627
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61628
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61629
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68634
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68637
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68638
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68639
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68640
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68696
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68697
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68698
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68699
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68708
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68709
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68710
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69927
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69929
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69930
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69931
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69932
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69933
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69934
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69935
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71392
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71393
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71394
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71395
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71396
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71397
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71398
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71399
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71401
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:74771
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75652
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75654
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75657
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75658
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75659
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:75660
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76041
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76042
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:76043
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:84734
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56208
- https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/+/243f8ae84b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2490799
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/504317456
Related changes
Linked by CVE identifier- Libaom: libaom: heap buffer overflow in av1 encoder first-pass stats buffer via lap mode · Affected-version evidence changed · 6 Nov 2026
- Libaom: libaom: heap buffer overflow in av1 encoder first-pass stats buffer via lap mode · Affected-version evidence changed · 4 Nov 2026