---
title: "CVE-2026-97577: Linux kernel media verisilicon rockchip - Out of Bounds Read"
description: "Linux kernel media verisilicon rockchip AV1 decoder contains a buffer overflow caused by improper validation of tile group entries exceeding tile capacity, letting attackers cause out-of-bounds read, exploit requires crafted AV1 frames."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-97577/
---

# CVE-2026-97577 Linux kernel media verisilicon rockchip - Out of Bounds Read

Linux kernel media verisilicon rockchip AV1 decoder contains a buffer overflow caused by improper validation of tile group entries exceeding tile capacity, letting attackers cause out-of-bounds read, exploit requires crafted AV1 frames.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.16% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97577)

## Details

Type

Out of Bounds Read

Impact

Denial Of Service, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

25 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest Linux kernel version containing the fix.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97577](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97577)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367db8b23c26a913d76ed70457bbcd781c422b49](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/367db8b23c26a913d76ed70457bbcd781c422b49)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40029f7f35397853f8711d6fce1d90a4c7a01f8c](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/40029f7f35397853f8711d6fce1d90a4c7a01f8c)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41babf528f70c9a82ed31cfb5fe19065910f7f0](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a41babf528f70c9a82ed31cfb5fe19065910f7f0)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd965369220cc160bb20a24991790814bfbab401](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd965369220cc160bb20a24991790814bfbab401)
- [https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95ee48eb17c91bd4859b65e0a54e7722f370d0e5](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95ee48eb17c91bd4859b65e0a54e7722f370d0e5)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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