# CVE-2026-18393: Ffmpeg: ffmpeg: heap buffer overflow in tdsc\_load\_cursor() via cur\_fmt\_mono cursor

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-28 · Updated: 2026-08-28

## Affected

- ffmpeg: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-vllm-gaudi-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in FFmpeg. The tdsc_load_cursor() function writes beyond the bounds of a heap-allocated buffer when processing crafted TDSC cursor data. A remote attacker could exploit this by supplying a specially crafted video file, potentially leading to a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ffmpeg, rhoai/odh-vllm-gaudi-rhel9, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18393
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2520309
- https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/242ff799c75f20bade946314c8d741d0887ee11c
- https://patchwork.ffmpeg.org/project/ffmpeg/patch/177767065817.63.1948165304485903849@29965ddac10e/

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