CVE-2026-88373

Published Sep 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
libde265 commit 4d45a6b contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the NAL parsing path. When de265_push_NAL() is called with a zero-length NAL unit, the resulting NAL_unit may retain a NULL backing buffer, which is subsequently passed as the destination argument to memcpy() in NAL_unit::set_data(). Although the copy length is zero, this violates the nonnull requirement of memcpy() and results in undefined behavior, causing process termination in UBSan-instrumented builds and denial of service.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8909-1 libde265 vulnerability
History
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First Time appeared Struktur
Struktur libde265
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Weaknesses CWE-476
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Description libde265 commit 4d45a6b contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the NAL parsing path. When de265_push_NAL() is called with a zero-length NAL unit, the resulting NAL_unit may retain a NULL backing buffer, which is subsequently passed as the destination argument to memcpy() in NAL_unit::set_data(). Although the copy length is zero, this violates the nonnull requirement of memcpy() and results in undefined behavior, causing process termination in UBSan-instrumented builds and denial of service.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 25, 2026, 5:25 PM
Reserved
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 24, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Sep 25, 2026, 6:17 PM