Memory leak in libde265 - CVE-2026-49337
Published: September 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU146889
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-49337
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to missing release of memory for orphaned slice headers in read_slice_NAL when processing crafted NAL input. A remote attacker can cause a victim to process specially crafted NAL input to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
libde265
How to mitigate CVE-2026-49337
Install security update from vendor's website.
libde265 - update to 1.1.0