CVE-2026-125270
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read in V4L2 M2M Encoder
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in v4l2_buffer_swframe_to_buf() in libavcodec/v4l2_buffers.c that mishandles frames with negative linesize. Attackers can supply bottom-up AVI or PNM/PFM files that are transcoded to a V4L2 M2M encoder, crashing the application or leaking heap memory into encoded output.
| CWE | CWE-125 |
| Vendor | ffmpeg |
| Product | ffmpeg |
| Published | Nov 9, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
FFmpeg / FFmpeg
0 ≤ 9.0.2
References
code.ffmpeg.org: https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/24328 github.com: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/b8f159858e2fd29dae4fa34d9e713bbf9bbf190e github.com: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/v4l2_buffers.c#L410 github.com: https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-heap-out-of-bounds-read-in-v4l2-m2m-encoder
Credits
Joshua Rogers (AISLE Research) Wenjie Yin