UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123269 (CVE-2026-123269)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-11-06 00:00 – Updated: 2026-11-06 00:00 – Source websiteA vulnerability was detected in libyal libvmdk. Affected by this vulnerability is the function libvmdk_descriptor_file_read_header of the file libvmdk/libvmdk_descriptor_file.c of the component Descriptor File Parser. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as 175d3fc0a0b961f362f16e7560a6169d7213e16b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
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"details": "A vulnerability was detected in libyal libvmdk. Affected by this vulnerability is the function libvmdk_descriptor_file_read_header of the file libvmdk/libvmdk_descriptor_file.c of the component Descriptor File Parser. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as 175d3fc0a0b961f362f16e7560a6169d7213e16b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123269",
"modified": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z",
"published": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z",
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-123269"
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"url": "https://github.com/libyal/libvmdk/issues/41"
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"url": "https://github.com/user-attachments/files/33394231/03_integer_underflow_poc.zip"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/1032842"
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"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/431575"
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