UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29508

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-29508
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29508.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29508
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-29508
Published
2026-11-03T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-11-04T03:30:12Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.7 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

ReadyMedia (formerly MiniDLNA) versions 1.3.0 through 1.3.3 contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows remote attackers to corrupt stack memory by crafting a malicious DFF audio file with an oversized PROP chunk size value that is used unvalidated to allocate a variable-length stack array and read file data into it. Attackers can place a crafted DFF file in a directory monitored by ReadyMedia to trigger automatic parsing via inotify, achieving remote code execution on unprotected builds or denial of service on hardened builds with stack protections.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
minidlna

Package

Name
minidlna
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/minidlna?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+dfsg-1build1
1.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.20.04.1
1.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.20.04.2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "minidlna",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.20.04.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29508.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
minidlna

Package

Name
minidlna
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/minidlna?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+dfsg-2
1.3.0+dfsg-2.1
1.3.0+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "minidlna",
            "binary_version": "1.3.0+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29508.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
minidlna

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.3+dfsg-0.1
1.3.3+dfsg-0.2
1.3.3+dfsg-1
1.3.3+dfsg-1build1
1.3.3+dfsg-1build2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "minidlna",
            "binary_version": "1.3.3+dfsg-1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29508.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
minidlna

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.3+dfsg-1.1build1
1.3.3+dfsg-1.1build2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "minidlna",
            "binary_version": "1.3.3+dfsg-1.1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29508.json"
Ubuntu:26.10
minidlna

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.3+dfsg-1.1build2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "minidlna",
            "binary_version": "1.3.3+dfsg-1.1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29508.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
minidlna

Package

Name
minidlna
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/minidlna?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.1.4+dfsg-4build1
1.1.5+dfsg-1
1.1.5+dfsg-2
1.1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
1.1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "minidlna",
            "binary_version": "1.1.5+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29508.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
minidlna

Package

Name
minidlna
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/minidlna?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.2.0+dfsg-2
1.2.1+dfsg-1
1.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
1.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "minidlna",
            "binary_version": "1.2.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-29508.json"