Double free in L-SMASH HEVC and H.264 importer probe
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
L-SMASH through 2.14.5 contains a double free in hevc_setup_first_summary() and h264_setup_first_summary() in importer/nalu_imp.c, where error paths free codec-specific objects that the code does not own. An attacker who supplies a crafted Annex-B elementary stream without a parseable SPS to lsmash_read_file() or the boxdumper, remuxer, or muxer tools can trigger a double free (CWE-415) that causes use-after-free, heap corruption, and crashes.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
L-SMASH through 2.14.5 contains a double free vulnerability in hevc_setup_first_summary() and h264_setup_first_summary() in importer/nalu_imp.c that frees borrowed codec-specific objects on error paths. Attackers can supply a crafted Annex-B elementary stream lacking a parseable SPS to lsmash_read_file() or the boxdumper, remuxer, or muxer tools, causing use-after-free, heap corruption, and crashes.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for L-SMASH.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110599
- 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-4h8q-hwh6-8jpj
- 2026-10-15 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More l-smash vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-09370 Infinite loop in L-SMASH VC-1 importer probe allows denial of service CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2026-83848 Heap out-of-bounds write in L-SMASH via hdlr and url boxes CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-110599 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-110599 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4h8q-hwh6-8jpj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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