# CVE-2026-125191: FFmpeg through 9.0.2 V4L2 M2M Decoder Deadlock via Reference Count Leak

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-120280
- Severity: CVSS 5.7 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-11-09 · Updated: 2026-11-09

CVE-2026-125191 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 5.7 (medium) and affects FFmpeg; a fix or patch is referenced.

## Affected

- FFmpeg: through 9.0.2

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-125191 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125191

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125191?

FFmpeg: through 9.0.2.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-125191

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## References

- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/25682
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/4d2d58efa9b9f3802893b1db0ea1edfbe1cc66ef
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/blob/n9.0.2/libavcodec/v4l2_buffers.c#L274
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-through-9.0.2-v4l2-m2m-decoder-deadlock-via-reference-count-leak

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