CVE-2026-64832
HIGH 8.7 ALL-YEARSFFmpeg versions 4.4 through 8.1.2 contain a double-free vulnerability in the NVIDIA NVDEC hardware decoder within libavcodec/nvdec.c that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption by supplying a crafted video file. When no decoder surfaces remain, the ff_nvdec_start_frame_sep_ref error path frees memory via nvdec_fdd_priv_free while the calling layer subsequently frees the same frame description data, resulting in a double-free of the underlying decoder context in any FFmpeg-based application using NVDEC hardware-accelerated decoding.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.7), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 27th percentile
Impact if exploited
8.7CVSS 4.0 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: Succeeds with passive user activity
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-415: Double Free
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References and research data (JSON)
Vendor product assessments
ffmpeg.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · known affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
pkg:rpm/redhat/ffmpeg?arch=src
- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
- none available: Affected
rhelai3/bootc-aws-cuda-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · known affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
pkg:oci/bootc-aws-cuda-rhel9?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/rhelai3/bootc-aws-cuda-rhel9
- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
- none available: Affected
rhelai3/bootc-azure-cuda-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · known affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
pkg:oci/bootc-azure-cuda-rhel9?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/rhelai3/bootc-azure-cuda-rhel9
- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
- none available: Affected
rhelai3/bootc-azure-rocm-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · known affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
pkg:oci/bootc-azure-rocm-rhel9?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/rhelai3/bootc-azure-rocm-rhel9
- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
- none available: Affected
rhelai3/bootc-cuda-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · known affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
pkg:oci/bootc-cuda-rhel9?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/rhelai3/bootc-cuda-rhel9
- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
- none available: Affected
rhelai3/bootc-gcp-cuda-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · known affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
pkg:oci/bootc-gcp-cuda-rhel9?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/rhelai3/bootc-gcp-cuda-rhel9
- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
- none available: Affected
rhelai3/bootc-rocm-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3 · known affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
pkg:oci/bootc-rocm-rhel9?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/rhelai3/bootc-rocm-rhel9
- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
- none available: Affected
rhoai/odh-vllm-gaudi-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) · known affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
pkg:oci/odh-vllm-gaudi-rhel9?repository_url=registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-vllm-gaudi-rhel9
- workaround: Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
- none available: Affected
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Ffmpeg | Ffmpeg | ≥ 4.4 and ≤ 8.1.2 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.7 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - HIGH 8.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 8.7 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - HIGH 8.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Patches & mitigations
- https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/pulls/23664 CVE record · VulnCheck · Updated 2026-07-28T01:06:03.370Z
NVD · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-10-24T15:10:00.190
Red Hat · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-08-19T17:20:07+00:00 - https://code.ffmpeg.org/FFmpeg/FFmpeg/commit/4c6217477fc64305055b37d9d1d0d76d30e37f97 CVE record · VulnCheck · Updated 2026-07-28T01:06:03.370Z
NVD · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-10-24T15:10:00.190
Red Hat · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-08-19T17:20:07+00:00
Advisories
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ffmpeg-double-free-in-nvdec-hardware-decoder-via-nvdec-c CVE record · VulnCheck · Updated 2026-07-28T01:06:03.370Z
NVD · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-10-24T15:10:00.190
Red Hat · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-08-19T17:20:07+00:00 - https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-64832.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-08-19T17:20:07+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-47756 EUVD · EUVD-2026-47756
Technical & other
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-64832 Red Hat · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-08-19T17:20:07+00:00
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2506189 Red Hat · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-08-19T17:20:07+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64832 Red Hat · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-08-19T17:20:07+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64832 Red Hat · CVE-2026-64832 · Updated 2026-08-19T17:20:07+00:00
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS