CVE-2026-90783

NameCVE-2026-90783
DescriptionMKVToolNix through 101.0 contains a heap buffer overflow in the bundled avilib library's ODML superindex parser due to integer wraparound in 32-bit arithmetic. Attackers can craft a malicious AVI file with oversized entry counts that cause an undersized heap allocation, allowing a heap buffer overflow when the file is parsed with mkvmerge.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1147621

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
mkvtoolnix (PTS)bookworm74.0.0-1vulnerable
trixie92.0-1vulnerable
forky, sid101.0-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
mkvtoolnixsource(unstable)(unfixed)1147621

Notes

Fixed by: https://codeberg.org/mbunkus/mkvtoolnix/commit/1495126138e086080f0163bee27fafbdf956a1d0

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