Description
A vulnerability was found in Nothings stb up to f056911. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function stbhw_build_tileset_from_image. The manipulation of the argument h_count/v_count leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack can be launched remotely. This product takes the approach of rolling releases to provide continious delivery. Therefore, version details for affected and updated releases are not available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nothings | stb | f056911 | — |
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 | libstb | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | libstb | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | libstb | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | libstb | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libstb | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libstb | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libstb | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libstb | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | libstb | No fix yet | — |
References
- VDB-303685 | Nothings stb stbhw_build_tileset_from_image out-of-bounds vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-303685 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #544227 | Open Source STB Project (https://github.com/nothings/stb) Latest (<= commit f056911) stbhw_build_tileset_from_image Integer Overflow → Under Allocati third-party-advisory