Description
Buffer overflow in the inotifytools_snprintf function in src/inotifytools.c in the inotify-tools library before 3.11 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | inotify-tools | 3.11-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | inotify-tools | 3.11-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | inotify-tools | 3.11-1 | — |
| Debian 4.0 | inotify-tools | 3.3-2 | DSA-1440-1 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1440-1 inotify-tools Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- 40563 vdb-entry
- 27616 third-party-advisory
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=540277&group_id=171752
- 25724 vdb-entry
- FEDORA-2007-3074 vendor-advisory
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=443913
- 28221 third-party-advisory
- DSA-1440 vendor-advisory
- 26825 third-party-advisory
- inotifytools-inotifytoolssnprintf-bo(36687) vdb-entry