libde265 — security advisory
libde265 is an open source implementation of the h.265 video codec. Prior to version 1.0.20, a crafted H.265 bitstream can cause an out-of-bounds array write in `decoder_context::process_reference_picture_set()` (`libde265/decctx.cc:1376`). The root cause is a missing aggregate bound check on predicted short-term reference picture set entries. Individual list sizes are validated, but the combined count after predicted RPS construction can exceed the 16-entry `PocStFoll` array, writing at index 16. Version 1.0.20 patches the issue.
- Products
- libde265
- Affected versions
- 1.0.11-1, 1.0.11-1+deb12u1, 1.0.11-1+deb12u2, 1.0.15-1, 1.0.16-1, 1.0.18-1
- Fixed versions
- 1.0.11-1+deb12u3, 1.0.15-1+deb13u1, 1.1.1-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-49295
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC · Revision 2
Source evidence
libde265 is an open source implementation of the h.265 video codec. Prior to version 1.0.20, a crafted H.265 bitstream can cause an out-of-bounds array write in `decoder_context::process_reference_picture_set()` (`libde265/decctx.cc:1376`). The root cause is a missing aggregate bound check on predicted short-term reference picture set entries. Individual list sizes are validated, but the combined count after predicted RPS construction can exceed the 16-entry `PocStFoll` array, writing at index 16. Version 1.0.20 patches the issue.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-49295
libde265
Fixed versions: 1.0.11-1+deb12u3
libde265
Fixed versions: 1.0.15-1+deb13u1
libde265
Fixed versions: 1.1.1-1
Complete source record
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