CVE-2026-89724
media: vicodec: fix out-of-bounds write in FWHT encoder
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.8 High
- Published
- Sep 11, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 11, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
media: vicodec: fix out-of-bounds write in FWHT encoder
vidioc_s_fmt_vid_out() sizes the encoder CAPTURE buffer from the compressed descriptor pixfmt_fwht, whose sizeimage_mult is 3: coded_w * coded_h * 3 + sizeof(struct fwht_cframe_hdr). fwht_encode_frame() encodes one plane per component, and an incompressible plane takes the FWHT_FRAME_UNENCODED path in encode_plane(), copying the plane verbatim.
For a 4-component pixel format all four planes are full resolution (width_div == height_div == 1), so a frame that forces every plane through the unencoded fallback writes sizeof(struct fwht_cframe_hdr) + 4 * coded_w * coded_h bytes, overrunning the plane by coded_w * coded_h, which can result in corruption of adjacent kernel heap memory.
Bump pixfmt_fwht.sizeimage_mult from 3 to 4, matching the largest components_num among the supported raw formats, so the capture buffer is always large enough for the unencoded fallback.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 7.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7ae26c100a6c26c2a166d2c41e73188067b36bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ea647e76c44387d5c1c635df4604c2154d9060e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d40838a63f2bd6a3df0a6cdd8ff1d5c6366e8fff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e21cccc29b840930cd9dcfdf1139658063a681af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84cfebf7f4229d748cca8eb9c4e1f1c4099d3ab7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c14472431e27f13661d0db9d837156eaced0ecb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b95315ffc66b39856396c1043618bb4e4d5785ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cf4500ebf6fb57bf4ab83c3dd349a40257dbe2a9
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