Description
Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.
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 | vtk9 | 9.6.2+ds-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | vtk9 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | vtk9 | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | vtk9 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | vtk9 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | vtk9 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | vtk9 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | vtk9 | No fix yet | — |