media: v4l2-ctrls: validate HEVC active reference counts (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.18 % · percentile 7 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Received
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: v4l2-ctrls: validate HEVC active reference counts HEVC slice parameters are shared stateless V4L2 controls, but the common validation path does not verify the active L0/L1 reference counts before driver-specific code consumes them. The original report came from Cedrus, but the active count bounds are not Cedrus-specific. Validate them in the common HEVC slice control path so stateless HEVC drivers get the same basic guarantees as soon as the control is queued. Do not reject ref_idx_l0/ref_idx_l1 entries here. Existing userspace may use out-of-range sentinel values such as 0xff for missing references, and some hardware can use that information for concealment. Keep this common check limited to the active reference counts.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3299c3905f3fb439ebd892658b87bc76c93ae116
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a998cc1c348769262d433acb7d238c5fac4b2e0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbaf0e0023e2f9332c5164822def7f80b7d2c5ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3068ab802fc98b121dcb451e1f7f4d338ffc7a19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b01df98a6669d2b67d8aed816021b327fd905998
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afbe4bc252d90a6f8fad869b06d5430f615f22f9
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-55307
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-68206
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1333 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1286 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1255 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1203 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1202 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1164 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1163 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1069 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected d395a78db9eabd12633b39e05c80e803543b6590 < 3299c3905f3fb439ebd892658b87bc76c93ae116 ; affected d395a78db9eabd12633b39e05c80e803543b6590 < 9a998cc1c348769262d433acb7d238c5fac4b2e0 ; affected d395a78db9eabd12633b39e05c80e803543b6590 < dbaf0e0023e2f9332c5164822def7f80b7d2c5ef ; affected d395a78db9eabd12633b39e05c80e803543b6590 < 3068ab802fc98b121dcb451e1f7f4d338ffc7a19 ; affected d395a78db9eabd12633b39e05c80e803543b6590 < b01df98a6669d2b67d8aed816021b327fd905998 ; affected d395a78db9eabd12633b39e05c80e803543b6590 < afbe4bc252d90a6f8fad869b06d5430f615f22f9 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 5.14 ; unaffected 0 < 5.14 ; unaffected 6.1.183 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.148 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.101 ≤ 6.12.* ; unaffected 6.18.42 ≤ 6.18.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |