Description
The Sleuth Kit 4.6.0 and earlier is affected by: Integer Overflow. The impact is: Opening crafted disk image triggers crash in tsk/fs/hfs_dent.c:237. The component is: Overflow in fls tool used on HFS image. Bug is in tsk/fs/hfs.c file in function hfs_cat_traverse() in lines: 952, 1062. The attack vector is: Victim must open a crafted HFS filesystem image.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sleuth Kit | The Sleuth Kit | ≤ 4.6.0 | — |
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 | sleuthkit | 4.6.1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | sleuthkit | 4.6.1-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | sleuthkit | 4.6.1-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | sleuthkit | 4.4.0-5+deb9u1 | DLA-3054-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- DLA-3054-1 sleuthkit - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/77809383
- https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/commit/114cd3d0aac8bd1aeaf4b33840feb0163d342d5b
- FEDORA-2019-2e68c0a0ee vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2019-52f83932a1 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20220620 [SECURITY] [DLA 3054-1] sleuthkit security update mailing-list