{"id":"CVE-2026-97576","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: v4l2-ctrls: validate HEVC tile counts\n\nThe stateless HEVC decoders read num_tile_columns_minus1 + 1 entries from\ncolumn_width_minus1[] and num_tile_rows_minus1 +…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: v4l2-ctrls: validate HEVC tile counts\n\nThe stateless HEVC decoders read num_tile_columns_minus1 + 1 entries from\ncolumn_width_minus1[] and num_tile_rows_minus1 +…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-125"],"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 256fa3920874b0f1f4cb79ad6766493a22187153 < 9c0a718e24d4cd6d975f3df9740f968f62891a20","Linux >= 256fa3920874b0f1f4cb79ad6766493a22187153 < 975e0180488966bb709092a52408604bd4f4edd9","Linux >= 256fa3920874b0f1f4cb79ad6766493a22187153 < 724915535558b14c111ad8a498b896026dfe8d20","Linux >= 256fa3920874b0f1f4cb79ad6766493a22187153 < 400cd78a63cc647412cf069c9851bdea2818340c","Linux >= 256fa3920874b0f1f4cb79ad6766493a22187153 < c7b1ef6dc57f4e57fe27cfdd3bf82033ed91ca34","Linux >= 256fa3920874b0f1f4cb79ad6766493a22187153 < ba1023d3a6d5d244d59f20c4ba6af4879ae08a9f","Linux >= 256fa3920874b0f1f4cb79ad6766493a22187153 < dc694a9929f7cb9c88ef91e45eb982b7bbe5a477","Linux 5.5"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:18:04.910","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97576","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/400cd78a63cc647412cf069c9851bdea2818340c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/724915535558b14c111ad8a498b896026dfe8d20","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/975e0180488966bb709092a52408604bd4f4edd9","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c0a718e24d4cd6d975f3df9740f968f62891a20","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba1023d3a6d5d244d59f20c4ba6af4879ae08a9f","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7b1ef6dc57f4e57fe27cfdd3bf82033ed91ca34","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc694a9929f7cb9c88ef91e45eb982b7bbe5a477","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97576.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97576"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541279"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97576"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97576"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-97576.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat","score-dispute"],"epss":0.00164,"epssPercentile":0.0558,"scores":{"nvd":7.8,"vendor":5.5,"cna":7.8},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.910Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97576","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nmedia: v4l2-ctrls: validate HEVC tile counts\n\nThe stateless HEVC decoders read num_tile_columns_minus1 + 1 entries from\ncolumn_width_minus1[] and num_tile_rows_minus1 + 1 from row_height_minus1[]\nand use them as tile-loop bounds, but std_validate_compound() does not\nbound these u8 counts. Reject a V4L2_CTRL_TYPE_HEVC_PPS with tiling\nenabled whose tile counts exceed the uAPI array capacity, mirroring the\nexisting compound-control range checks.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-10-17 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97576.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":210986,"id":"CVE-2026-97576","ts":1790349121426,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.8"},{"seq":210985,"id":"CVE-2026-97576","ts":1790349121426,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"high"}]}