UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-116259
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-116259
Published
2026-10-26T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-10-27T04:17:50Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 1.9 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A security flaw has been discovered in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. This vulnerability affects the function afc_get_device_info_key of the file src/afc.c of the component Device Info Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument Value results in memory corruption. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
libimobiledevice

Package

Name
libimobiledevice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.1.6+dfsg-3.1build1
1.2.0+dfsg-1
1.2.0+dfsg-2
1.2.0+dfsg-2.1
1.2.0+dfsg-2.1build1
1.2.0+dfsg-3~ubuntu0.1
1.2.0+dfsg-3~ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice-utils",
            "binary_version":  "1.2.0+dfsg-3~ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice6",
            "binary_version":  "1.2.0+dfsg-3~ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python-imobiledevice",
            "binary_version":  "1.2.0+dfsg-3~ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
libimobiledevice

Package

Name
libimobiledevice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.0+dfsg-3.1ubuntu3
1.2.1~git20171128.5a854327+dfsg-0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice-utils",
            "binary_version":  "1.2.1~git20171128.5a854327+dfsg-0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice6",
            "binary_version":  "1.2.1~git20171128.5a854327+dfsg-0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python-imobiledevice",
            "binary_version":  "1.2.1~git20171128.5a854327+dfsg-0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
libimobiledevice

Package

Name
libimobiledevice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.1~git20181030.92c5462-1
1.2.1~git20190929.60823f9-1
1.2.1~git20190929.60823f9-1build1
1.2.1~git20190929.60823f9-2
1.2.1~git20191129.9f79242-1
1.2.1~git20191129.9f79242-1build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice-utils",
            "binary_version":  "1.2.1~git20191129.9f79242-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice6",
            "binary_version":  "1.2.1~git20191129.9f79242-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-imobiledevice",
            "binary_version":  "1.2.1~git20191129.9f79242-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
libimobiledevice

Package

Name
libimobiledevice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.0-6
1.3.0-6build1
1.3.0-6build2
1.3.0-6build3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice-utils",
            "binary_version":  "1.3.0-6build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice6",
            "binary_version":  "1.3.0-6build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-imobiledevice",
            "binary_version":  "1.3.0-6build3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
libimobiledevice

Package

Name
libimobiledevice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.0-7
1.3.0-7.1
1.3.0-7.1build1
1.3.0-8.1build2
1.3.0-8.1build3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice-utils",
            "binary_version":  "1.3.0-8.1build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice6",
            "binary_version":  "1.3.0-8.1build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-imobiledevice",
            "binary_version":  "1.3.0-8.1build3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
libimobiledevice

Package

Name
libimobiledevice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.0+git20250228-2
1.4.0-1
1.4.0-1build1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice-1.0-6",
            "binary_version":  "1.4.0-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice-utils",
            "binary_version":  "1.4.0-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-imobiledevice",
            "binary_version":  "1.4.0-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259.json"
Ubuntu:26.10
libimobiledevice

Package

Name
libimobiledevice
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libimobiledevice?arch=source&distro=stonking

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.0-1build1
1.4.0-1build2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice-1.0-6",
            "binary_version":  "1.4.0-1build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libimobiledevice-utils",
            "binary_version":  "1.4.0-1build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "python3-imobiledevice",
            "binary_version":  "1.4.0-1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-116259.json"