CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-125191

MediumCVSS 4.7
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a reference count leak in libavcodec/v4l2_buffers.c that allows attackers to deadlock the V4L2 mem2mem decoder on multi-plane capture formats. Attackers can supply crafted H.264, HEVC, or VP9 streams with resolution changes, making ff_v4l2_m2m_codec_reinit() wait forever and hang the decoding application.

Risk Assessment

May cause video decoding services to hang, leading to denial of service and resource exhaustion.

Recommendation

Update FFmpeg to a patched version or restrict processing of untrusted streams with resolution changes on V4L2 platforms.

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Original NVD description (English source)

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a reference count leak in libavcodec/v4l2_buffers.c that allows attackers to deadlock the V4L2 mem2mem decoder on multi-plane capture formats. Attackers can supply crafted H.264, HEVC, or VP9 streams with resolution changes, making ff_v4l2_m2m_codec_reinit() wait forever and hang the decoding application.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS