AZL-112580: CVE-2026-120457 affecting package libaec 1.1.3-1

Published Nov 2, 2026
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Updated

libaec through 1.1.7 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in msedecode() in src/decode.c that allows attackers to bypass a signed bounds check via an overlong fundamental sequence. Attackers can supply a crafted CCSDS 121.0/SZIP stream with 2^31 or more zero bits to crash the decoder or leak adjacent memory into decoded samples.

Affected Software

1 affected component
azure-linux/libaec<=1.1.3-1

Event History

Nov 2, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·03:17 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·03:17 PM
DescriptionAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

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