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openSUSE 2026-3224-1 SVT-AV1 Important Remote Code Execution Fix

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2026
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Update for openSUSE addresses important issues in SVT-AV1, libyuv0, and libaom3 to enhance security compliance and performance.
A security update addressing four vulnerabilities in SVT-AV1, libyuv0, and libaom3 has been released, affecting several SUSE Linux products; installation instructions are provided.

Description

This update for SVT-AV1, libyuv0, libaom3 fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2026-56208: untrusted encoder configuration inputs can lead to a heap-

based buffer overflow and a process crash (bsc#1268650).

* CVE-2026-56209: crafted video frames with specific Y-plane pixel values can

lead to an arbitrary memory write (bsc#1268651).

* CVE-2026-56210: missing bounds check on layer_id inputs can lead to an out-

of-bounds heap read (bsc#1268653).

* CVE-2026-56211: out-of-range spatial/temporal layer selection can lead to

remote code execution (bsc#1268655).

Bug fixes:

* Add SVT-AV1, libyuv0, libaom3 to Basesystem, no source changes.

(bsc#1263678).

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow remote code execution important OpenSUSE untrusted input

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-3224=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-3224=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-3224=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP6-2026-3224=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP6-LTSS-2026-3224=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 i586 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* aom-tools-debuginfo-3.7.1-150600.3.9.1

* libaom-debugsource-3.7.1-150600.3.9.1

* libaom-devel-3.7.1-150600.3.9.1

* libyuv-tools-20230517+a377993-150600.3.4.2

* libyuv-devel-20230517+a377993-150600.3.4.2

* libyuv0-20230517+a377993-150600.3.4.2

* libyuv-tools-debuginfo-20230517+a377993-150600.3.4.2

* libaom3-3.7.1-150600.3.9.1

* libyuv0-debuginfo-20230517+a377993-150600.3.4.2

* aom-tools-3.7.1-150600.3.9.1

* libaom3-debuginfo-3.7.1-150600.3.9.1

* libyuv-debugsource-20230517+a377993-150600.3.4.2

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 x86_64)

* SVT-AV1-debugsource-1.8.0-150600.3.2.5

* libSvtAv1Enc1-1.8.0-150600.3.2.5

* SVT-AV1-debuginfo-1.8.0-150600.3.2.5

* libSvtAv1Enc1-debuginfo-1.8.0-150600.3.2.5

* libSvtAv1Dec0-1.8.0-150600.3.2.5

* SVT-AV1-devel-1.8.0-150600.3.2.5

* libSvtAv1Dec0-debuginfo-1.8.0-150600.3.2.5

* SVT-AV1-1.8.0-150600.3.2.5

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)

* libaom-devel-doc-3.7.1-150600.3.9.3

* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)

*...

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References

* bsc#1263678

* bsc#1268242

* bsc#1268650

* bsc#1268651

* bsc#1268653

* bsc#1268655

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56208.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56209.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56210.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-56211.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263678

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268242

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268650

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268651

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268653

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268655

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3224-1
Release Date: 2026-07-23T18:34:25Z

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