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libmediainfo — security advisory
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Channel Splitting functionality of MediaInfoLib (version(s): 26.01). A specially crafted .riff file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
- Products
- libmediainfo
- Affected versions
- 0.7.64-2, 0.7.64-3, 0.7.65-1, 0.7.67-1, 0.7.67-2, 0.7.67-2ubuntu1, 0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm1, 0.7.67-2ubuntu1+esm2, 0.7.73-1ubuntu1, 0.7.80-1, 0.7.81-1, 0.7.82-1, 0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 0.7.82-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, 0.7.98-2, 0.7.99-1, 17.10-1, 17.12-1, 17.12-1build1, 17.12-1ubuntu0.1, 17.12-1ubuntu0.1+esm1, 18.12-2, 19.09+dfsg-1, 19.09+dfsg-2, 19.09+dfsg-2build1, 19.09+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1, 21.03+dfsg-1, 21.09+dfsg-4, 23.07+dfsg-1, 23.10+dfsg-1, 23.11+dfsg-1, 23.11+dfsg-1ubuntu1, 24.01+dfsg-1, 24.01+dfsg-1build1, 24.01+dfsg-1build2, 24.12+dfsg-1, 25.04+dfsg-1, 25.09+dfsg-1, 25.10+dfsg-1, 25.10+dfsg-2, 26.01+dfsg-1, 26.05+dfsg-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-22554
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Channel Splitting functionality of MediaInfoLib (version(s): 26.01). A specially crafted .riff file can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-22554
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Complete source record
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