Description
ArduinoCore-avr contains the source code and configuration files of the Arduino AVR Boards platform. A vulnerability in versions prior to 1.8.7 allows an attacker to trigger a stack-based buffer overflow when converting floating-point values to strings with high precision. By passing very large `decimalPlaces` values to the affected String constructors or concat methods, the `dtostrf` function writes beyond fixed-size stack buffers, causing memory corruption and denial of service. Under specific conditions, this could enable arbitrary code execution on AVR-based Arduino boards.
### Patches
- The Fix is included starting from the `1.8.7` release available from the following link [ArduinoCore-avr v1.8.7](https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr)
- The Fixing Commit is available at the following link [1a6a417f89c8901dad646efce74ae9d3ddebfd59](https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/pull/613/commits/1a6a417f89c8901dad646efce74ae9d3ddebfd59)
### References
- [ASEC-26-001 ArduinoCore-avr vXXXX Resolves Buffer Overflow Vulnerability](https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/XXXXX)
### Credits
- Maxime Rossi Bellom and Ramtine Tofighi Shirazi from SecMate (https://secmate.dev/)
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| arduino | ArduinoCore-avr | < 1.8.7 | — |
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 | arduino-core-avr | 1.8.7+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | arduino-core-avr | 1.8.7+dfsg-1~deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | arduino-core-avr | 1.8.7+dfsg-1~deb12u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | arduino-core-avr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | arduino-core-avr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | arduino-core-avr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | arduino-core-avr | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | arduino-core-avr | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/security/advisories/GHSA-pvx3-fm7w-6hjm
- https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/pull/613
- https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/commit/82a8ad2fb33911d8927c7af22e0472b94325d1a7
- https://github.com/arduino/ArduinoCore-avr/releases/tag/1.8.7
- https://support.arduino.cc/hc/en-us/articles/24985906702748-ASEC-26-001-ArduinoCore-AVR-v1-8-7-Resolves-Stack-Based-Buffer-Overflow-Vulnerability