Description
An issue was discovered in The Sleuth Kit (TSK) 4.6.6. There is an off-by-one overwrite due to an underflow on tools/hashtools/hfind.cpp while using a bogus hash table.
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 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://github.com/sleuthkit/sleuthkit/issues/1575
- FEDORA-2020-94c2f78e0c vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-6e3e0c6386 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2020-1dd340ab85 vendor-advisory