# CVE-2026-125231: FFmpeg 4.4 through 9.0.2 NULL Pointer Dereference via adx_decode_header()


- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Nov 2026
- **Updated:** 9 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mv8m-365q-44g4, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-125231

## What is CVE-2026-125231?

CVE-2026-125231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FFmpeg, published on 9 Nov 2026. 

### Official description

FFmpeg 4.4 through 9.0.2 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in libavcodec/adxdec.c because adx_decode_header() updates the channel layout before validating the sample rate. Attackers can supply a crafted ADX/AAX stream with mid-stream new-extradata side data carrying an invalid sample rate, causing adx_decode() to write through NULL plane pointers and crash the application.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-125231?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-125231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-125231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-125231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-125231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-125231 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-125231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FFmpeg, published on 9 Nov 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-125231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: FFmpeg. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-125231/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-125231/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-125231
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-125231
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-125231

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-125231/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.