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SUSE libaom Important Remote Code Execution Buffer Overflow 2026-2829-1

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Calendar Grey July 10, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
An important SUSE update addresses multiple security issues for libaom, including buffer overflows and RCE risks.
An update that solves four vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for libaom 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). ## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP4

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References

* bsc#1268650

* bsc#1268651

* bsc#1268653

* bsc#1268655

Cross-

* CVE-2026-56208

* CVE-2026-56209

* CVE-2026-56210

* CVE-2026-56211

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-56208 ( SUSE ): 6.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-56208 ( SUSE ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-56208 ( NVD ): 7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

* CVE-2026-56208 ( NVD ): 7.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

* CVE-2026-56209 ( SUSE ): 7.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-56209 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-56209 ( NVD ): 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:2829-1
Release Date: 2026-07-09T18:40:25Z
Rating: important

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