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.
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Fri, 06 Nov 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title libyal libvmdk Descriptor File libvmdk_descriptor_file.c libvmdk_descriptor_file_read_header out-of-bounds
First Time appeared Libyal
Libyal libvmdk
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libyal:libvmdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Libyal
Libyal libvmdk
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1.7, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-06T00:00:33.592Z

Reserved: 2026-11-05T18:11:21.135Z

Link: CVE-2026-123269

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-11-06T01:17:48.783

Modified: 2026-11-06T01:17:48.933

Link: CVE-2026-123269

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-06T02:30:14Z

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