Google Android buffering_period avc_decoder heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android. It has been classified as very critical. This impacts the function avc_decoder of the component buffering_period. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-59612. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android (unknown version). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function avc_decoder of the component buffering_period. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. The product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the heap. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In buffering_period of avc_decoder, there is a possible Non-Heap Buffer Overflow due to a buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with execution privileges needed. User interaction is for exploitation.

The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-59612 since 07/06/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/10/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

07/06/2026 CVE reserved
11/10/2026 +127 days Advisory disclosed
11/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: Google_Devices
CVE: CVE-2026-59612 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-59612
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-434509
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/10/2026 21:16
Changes: 11/10/2026 21:16 (57)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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