CVE-2026-116729
CVE-2026-116729 · libfvde through 20260923 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via libfvde_encrypted_metadata_read_type_0x001a
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libfvde through 20260923 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libfvde_encrypted_metadata_read_type_0x001a() caused by an unbounded strlen on embedded XML plist data. Attackers can supply a crafted FileVault 2 volume with non-NUL-terminated plist data, causing libfvde_volume_open() to read past the heap block buffer.
CVSS 4.8 · Medium · EPSS 0.1%
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
libfvde
- Versions
- ≥ 0, ≤ 20260923: Affected (custom)
No fix published
libfvde Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 20160918-1build1
- 20170930-1
- 20180108-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
libfvde Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 20190104-1
- 20190104-1build1
- 20190104-1ubuntu1
- 20190104-1.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
libfvde Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 20190104-1.1build1
- 20190104-1.1build2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
libfvde Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 20190104-1.1build3
- 20190104-1.1build4
- 20190104-1.2
- 20190104-1.2build1
- 20190104-1.2build2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
libfvde Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 20240502-2build1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
libfvde Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 20240502-1build1
- 20240502-2
- 20240502-2build1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/issues/70
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/commit/c2676fe49d0da44d66e7d750e72c57d2670f0b8f
- https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/blob/20260923/libfvde/libfvde_encrypted_metadata.c#L2786-L2792
- https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libfvde-encrypted-metadata-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libfvde-through-20260923-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-libfvde-encrypted-metadata-read-type-0x001a
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116729