CVE-2026-38998 Use after free in n/a
Attackers can cause a Denial of Service in LIVE555 Streaming Media by sending crafted RTSP and HTTP requests due to a use-after-free vulnerability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-38998?
CVE-2026-38998 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A use-after-free in the SocketDescriptor::tcpReadHandler1 function (liveMedia/RTPInterface.cpp) of LIVE555 Streaming Media (version 2026.02.26) allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a series of crafted RTSP and HTTP requests to the server.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-38998?
Linux distribution packages (1)
live555 openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2026.08.25-1.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-38998?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2026-38998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-38998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-38998, GHSA-f8rc-m549-vxmc, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-38998, openSUSE-SU-2026:11753-1.