UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19968

See a problem?
Please try reporting it to the source first.
Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-19968
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19968.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19968
Upstream
Published
2026-08-17T01:16:00Z
Modified
2026-08-19T11:01:27Z
Severity
  • 4.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 2.1 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A weakness has been identified in Open Asset Import Library Assimp 17c12da. The affected element is the function Assimp::MDLImporter::ReadFaces3DGSMDL7 in the library code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOLoader.h of the component 3DGS MDL7 Model Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called ee77bb09a42a49843ac85ef64c14d2328b251df1. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
assimp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.0~dfsg-4ubuntu4
3.1.1~dfsg-5
3.2~dfsg-1
3.2~dfsg-2
3.2~dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "assimp-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "libassimp3v5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.2~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "python-pyassimp"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19968.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
assimp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.3.1~dfsg-5
3.3.1~dfsg-5ubuntu1
3.3.1~dfsg-5+build1
4.*
4.0.1~dfsg-1~exp2
4.0.1~dfsg-1
4.1.0~dfsg-1
4.1.0~dfsg-2
4.1.0~dfsg-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "assimp-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "libassimp4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "python-pyassimp"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.1.0~dfsg-3",
            "binary_name": "python3-pyassimp"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19968.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
assimp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

4.*
4.1.0~dfsg-5
4.1.0~dfsg-5ubuntu1
5.*
5.0.1~ds0-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.0.1~ds0-1build1",
            "binary_name": "assimp-testmodels"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.0.1~ds0-1build1",
            "binary_name": "assimp-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.0.1~ds0-1build1",
            "binary_name": "libassimp5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.0.1~ds0-1build1",
            "binary_name": "python3-pyassimp"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19968.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
assimp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

5.*
5.0.1~ds0-2
5.0.1~ds0-3ubuntu1
5.1.4~ds0-1
5.1.5~ds0-1
5.1.6~ds0-1
5.2.0~ds0-2
5.2.1~ds0-1
5.2.2~ds0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.2~ds0-1",
            "binary_name": "assimp-testmodels"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.2~ds0-1",
            "binary_name": "assimp-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.2~ds0-1",
            "binary_name": "libassimp5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.2.2~ds0-1",
            "binary_name": "python3-pyassimp"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19968.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
assimp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

5.*
5.2.5~ds0-1.1build1
5.3.1+ds-1
5.3.1+ds-2
5.3.1+ds-2build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.1+ds-2build1",
            "binary_name": "assimp-testmodels"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.1+ds-2build1",
            "binary_name": "assimp-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.1+ds-2build1",
            "binary_name": "libassimp5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.3.1+ds-2build1",
            "binary_name": "python3-pyassimp"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19968.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
assimp

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

5.*
5.4.3+ds-2
6.*
6.0.2+ds-1
6.0.3+ds-1
6.0.4+ds-1
6.0.4+ds-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.4+ds-1build1",
            "binary_name": "assimp-testmodels"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.4+ds-1build1",
            "binary_name": "assimp-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.4+ds-1build1",
            "binary_name": "libassimp6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0.4+ds-1build1",
            "binary_name": "python3-pyassimp"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-19968.json"