November 13, 2026

CVE Watchtower

CVE-2026-125191FFmpeg FFmpeg

NVD

Vulnerability Summary

FFmpeg through 9.0.2 contains a reference count leak in libavcodec/v4l2_buffers.c that allows attackers to deadlock the V4L2 mem2mem decoder on multi-plane capture formats. Attackers can supply crafted H.264, HEVC, or VP9 streams with resolution changes, making ff_v4l2_m2m_codec_reinit() wait forever and hang the decoding application.
Severity Level
MEDIUM(5.7)
Published Date
Nov 9, 2026
Last Modified
Nov 9, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.16%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-911 ↗
See the MITRE CWE entry for the full definition of this weakness.
CVSS v4.0 Base Metrics — Score 5.7 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Attack RequirementsPresent
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionPassive
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)None
Integrity (Vulnerable System)None
Availability (Vulnerable System)High
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)None
Integrity (Subsequent System)None
Availability (Subsequent System)None
Show CVSS v3.x metrics (score 4.7)
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 4.7 (MEDIUM)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • FFmpeg FFmpeg <= 9.0.2
Patched Versions
  • FFmpeg FFmpeg 9.0.2

What to do

Fix it during your normal patch cycle. No exploitation is confirmed yet.

  1. Check whether you run FFmpeg FFmpeg and which version.
  2. Update to a patched version listed above, then confirm the new version.

Timeline

  • Nov 9, 2026Published
  • Nov 9, 2026Record last modified

Score, severity and exploitation changes are tracked from the day Watchtower started logging them.

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External References

Data last checked: Nov 13, 2026 17:13 UTC