UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8822

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-8822
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8822.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8822
Upstream
  • CVE-2026-8822
Published
2026-10-29T19:17:00Z
Modified
2026-11-05T04:25:08Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the vtkDEMReader ReadProfiles functionality of vtk (version(s): 9.6.1). A specially crafted USGS DEM can lead to a buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / vtk

Package

Name
vtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/vtk?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

5.*
5.8.0-14ubuntu1
5.8.0-14ubuntu3
5.8.0-14.1ubuntu2
5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3
5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3+esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvtk-java",
            "binary_version": "5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvtk5.8",
            "binary_version": "5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvtk5.8-qt4",
            "binary_version": "5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-vtk",
            "binary_version": "5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tcl-vtk",
            "binary_version": "5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vtk-examples",
            "binary_version": "5.8.0-14.1ubuntu3+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8822.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / vtk

Package

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

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

5.*
5.10.1+dfsg-2
5.10.1+dfsg-2build3
5.10.1+dfsg-2.1build1
5.10.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libvtk-java",
            "binary_version": "5.10.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvtk5.10",
            "binary_version": "5.10.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libvtk5.10-qt4",
            "binary_version": "5.10.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-vtk",
            "binary_version": "5.10.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tcl-vtk",
            "binary_version": "5.10.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "vtk-examples",
            "binary_version": "5.10.1+dfsg-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2026/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8822.json"