UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123268

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-123268
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123268.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123268
Upstream
Published
2026-11-06T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-11-07T01:46:33Z
Severity
  • 3.5 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 2.0 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A security vulnerability has been detected in libyal libvmdk up to 3fdd7839758e9f44ef95e1dfccde8552b860a4fc. Affected is the function libvmdk_extent_table_get_extent_data_file_path of the file libvmdk/libvmdk_extent_table.c of the component Extent Data File Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This product uses a rolling release model to deliver continuous updates. As a result, specific version information for affected or updated releases is not available. The identifier of the patch is 175d3fc0a0b961f362f16e7560a6169d7213e16b. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
libvmdk

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

Other
20150516-2
20160108-1
20160119-1
20160119-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk-utils",
            "binary_version": "20160119-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk1",
            "binary_version": "20160119-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libvmdk",
            "binary_version": "20160119-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123268.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
libvmdk

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

Other
20170226-1build1
20170226-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk-utils",
            "binary_version": "20170226-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk1",
            "binary_version": "20170226-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-libvmdk",
            "binary_version": "20170226-3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-libvmdk",
            "binary_version": "20170226-3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123268.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
libvmdk

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

Other
20181227-1
20181227-1build1
20181227-1ubuntu1
20181227-1.*
20181227-1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk-utils",
            "binary_version": "20181227-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk1",
            "binary_version": "20181227-1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-libvmdk",
            "binary_version": "20181227-1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123268.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
libvmdk

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

Other
20200926-2
20200926-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk-utils",
            "binary_version": "20200926-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk1",
            "binary_version": "20200926-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-libvmdk",
            "binary_version": "20200926-2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123268.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
libvmdk

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

Other
20200926-2build2
20200926-2build3
20200926-2build4
20200926-2build5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk-utils",
            "binary_version": "20200926-2build5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk1",
            "binary_version": "20200926-2build5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-libvmdk",
            "binary_version": "20200926-2build5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123268.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
libvmdk

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

Other
20240510-1build1
20240510-2
20240510-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk-utils",
            "binary_version": "20240510-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk1",
            "binary_version": "20240510-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-libvmdk",
            "binary_version": "20240510-2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123268.json"
Ubuntu:26.10
libvmdk

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

Other
20240510-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk-utils",
            "binary_version": "20240510-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvmdk1",
            "binary_version": "20240510-2build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-libvmdk",
            "binary_version": "20240510-2build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-123268.json"