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CVE-2026-97579: Linux kernel · media: mediatek: vcodec: bound AV1 tile-start copy to the array capacity

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in f19acf00818a9eada06a77715d0188c181fb435e : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in f19acf00818a9eada06a77715d0188c181fb435e, eb0ea3898e3921900939e30c3946dd2b52281859, ad47a250afafa3a51cfb4a004463ff28e66c596e +2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0934d37596151edce115c6d0843a9ad7d5e5d232, < f19acf00818a9eada06a77715d0188c181fb435e
Fixed in
  • f19acf00818a9eada06a77715d0188c181fb435e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0934d37596151edce115c6d0843a9ad7d5e5d232, < eb0ea3898e3921900939e30c3946dd2b52281859
Fixed in
  • eb0ea3898e3921900939e30c3946dd2b52281859
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0934d37596151edce115c6d0843a9ad7d5e5d232, < ad47a250afafa3a51cfb4a004463ff28e66c596e
Fixed in
  • ad47a250afafa3a51cfb4a004463ff28e66c596e
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0934d37596151edce115c6d0843a9ad7d5e5d232, < 7992059c045780095ba5a696dcb2f5400a82803c
Fixed in
  • 7992059c045780095ba5a696dcb2f5400a82803c
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ 0934d37596151edce115c6d0843a9ad7d5e5d232, < 37bef2170d4c88fc3d708eecf3ef0f4032bc1372
Fixed in
  • 37bef2170d4c88fc3d708eecf3ef0f4032bc1372
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =6.6
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

A fix is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel source code after version 6.6. Users and administrators should update to a fixed kernel version containing the patches identified by the commits listed in establishedFacts.fixedVersions. No additional mitigation is required beyond applying the official fix.

Description

CVE-2026-97579 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel's MediaTek video codec driver for AV1 video decoding. The issue involves an unbounded copy operation in the function vdec_av1_slice_setup_tile(), where tile start indices are copied from the bitstream into arrays without proper bounds checking. This flaw has been fixed by bounding the copy to the array capacity to prevent out-of-bounds memory access.

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