UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48977

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-48977
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48977.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48977
Upstream
Published
2026-09-17T21:17:00Z
Modified
2026-09-24T02:00:32Z
Severity
  • 7.7 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/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

OpenSlide is a C library for reading whole slide image files. From 3.4.1 until 4.0.1, OpenSlide's parse_level0_xml() processing in src/openslide-vendor-ventana.c accepts nonpositive row or column tile counts from a crafted Ventana BIF file. The invalid counts produce attacker-controlled relative memory offsets and allow arbitrary values to be written at those offsets, affecting all supported platforms and configurations and resulting in a crash or potential arbitrary code execution. This issue is fixed in version 4.0.1.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
openslide

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.0-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libopenslide0",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.0-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "openslide-tools",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.0-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48977.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
openslide

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.1+dfsg-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libopenslide0",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "openslide-tools",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48977.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
openslide

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.1+dfsg-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libopenslide0",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "openslide-tools",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48977.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
openslide

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.1+dfsg-5
3.4.1+dfsg-5build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libopenslide0",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-5build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "openslide-tools",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-5build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48977.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
openslide

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.1+dfsg-6build1
3.4.1+dfsg-7
3.4.1+dfsg-7build1
3.4.1+dfsg-7build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libopenslide0",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-7build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "openslide-tools",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-7build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48977.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
openslide

Package

Name
openslide
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openslide?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.1+dfsg-7build2
3.4.1+dfsg-7build3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libopenslide0",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-7build3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "openslide-tools",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-7build3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48977.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
openslide

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

3.*
3.4.1+dfsg-7build3
3.4.1+dfsg-7build4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "libopenslide0",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-7build4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "openslide-tools",
            "binary_version":  "3.4.1+dfsg-7build4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-48977.json"