CVE-2026-8461
CVE-2026-8461: 1 tracked advisory record across Red Hat. Compare vendor sources and published fix guidance.
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1 advisory- Advisory severityHigh8.8
High [CVE-2026-8461] Remote code execution via out-of-bounds write in MagicYUV decoder
CVE-2026-8461Source published Source updated
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in FFmpeg's libavcodec library, specifically in the MagicYUV decoder, allows denial-of-service and, in some cases, can be exploited for remote code execution. This issue affects FFmpeg before version 8.1.2. In other scenarios, it may lead to a denial-of-service, making the system unavailable. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by providing a specially crafted media file, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or a denial of service on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI and Red Hat OpenShift AI systems. The impact is considered Important due to the potential for remote code execution without requiring complex attack vectors. Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Weakness: CWE-787.…
- Affected products in this advisory
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI 3.0 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI 3.5 for RHEL 9
- Red Hat AI Inference Server
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3
1 more entries in the full advisory.
- Source-reported affected versions
- < 8.1.2
- Source-reported fixed versions
- ffmpeg-0:6.1.6-9.el9ai
- ffmpeg-0:6.1.6-1.el9ai
- RHSA-2026:74089
- RHSA-2026:43711
- Mitigation guidance
- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
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