UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-41988
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-41988
Published
2026-04-23T05:16:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:25:42.432366385Z
Severity
  • 3.2 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

uuid before 14.0.0 can make unexpected writes when external output buffers are used, and the UUID version is 3, 5, or 6. In particular, UUID version 4, which is very commonly used, is unaffected by this issue.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
node-uuid

Package

Name
node-uuid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-uuid?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.3.3-2
1.4.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-1",
            "binary_name": "libjs-node-uuid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-1",
            "binary_name": "node-node-uuid"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988.json"
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
node-uuid

Package

Name
node-uuid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-uuid?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.0-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-1",
            "binary_name": "libjs-node-uuid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.0-1",
            "binary_name": "node-node-uuid"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
node-uuid

Package

Name
node-uuid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-uuid?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

1.*
1.4.0-1
1.4.7-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.7-5",
            "binary_name": "libjs-node-uuid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.4.7-5",
            "binary_name": "node-node-uuid"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
node-uuid

Package

Name
node-uuid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-uuid?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.3.2-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.2-2",
            "binary_name": "node-node-uuid"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.3.2-2",
            "binary_name": "node-uuid"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
node-uuid

Package

Name
node-uuid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-uuid?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

8.*
8.3.2+~8.3.0-4
8.3.2+~8.3.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8.3.2+~8.3.3-1",
            "binary_name": "node-uuid"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
node-uuid

Package

Name
node-uuid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-uuid?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

8.*
8.3.2+~8.3.3-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8.3.2+~8.3.3-4",
            "binary_name": "node-uuid"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
node-uuid

Package

Name
node-uuid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-uuid?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

8.*
8.3.2+~8.3.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8.3.2+~8.3.4-1",
            "binary_name": "node-uuid"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
node-uuid

Package

Name
node-uuid
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-uuid?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

8.*
8.3.2+~8.3.4-1
8.3.2+~8.3.4-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "8.3.2+~8.3.4-3",
            "binary_name": "node-uuid"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41988.json"