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Critical · 9.0 CVE-2023-6879 EUVD-2023-59083GHSA-fvcr-3mhq-rw2x

heap buffer overflow in libaom

Published Dec 27, 2023 · Updated Jun 23, 2026 · Assigned by Google

Description

Increasing the resolution of video frames, while performing a multi-threaded encode, can result in a heap overflow in av1_loop_restoration_dealloc().

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
libaom libaom < 3.7.1 3.7.1

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 aom 3.7.1-1 —
Debian 13 aom 3.7.1-1 —
Debian 12 aom No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS aom No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS aom No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 libaom 3.2.0-150400.3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0517-1
SLES 15 SP5 libaom-devel-doc 3.7.1-150400.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
SLES 15 SP5 libyuv 20230517+a377993-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
SLES 15 SP4 libaom +1 3.7.1-150400.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
SLES 15 SP4 libyuv 20230517+a377993-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 libaom +1 3.7.1-150400.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 libyuv 20230517+a377993-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
SLE Real Time 15 SP4 libaom 3.2.0-150400.3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0517-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 libaom +1 3.7.1-150400.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 libyuv 20230517+a377993-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 libaom +1 3.7.1-150400.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 libyuv 20230517+a377993-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 libaom +1 3.7.1-150400.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 libyuv 20230517+a377993-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 libaom 3.2.0-150400.3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1, SUSE-SU-2024:0517-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 libaom-devel-doc 3.7.1-150400.3.9.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1
openSUSE Leap 15.5 libyuv 20230517+a377993-150400.9.3.1 SUSE-SU-2024:4333-1

Azure Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Azure Linux 3 libao No fix yet —

Advisories 2

References