Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in GNOME libgsf up to 1.14.60. The impacted element is the function ole_info_read_metabat of the file gsf/gsf-infile-msole.c of the component OLE2 Parser. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The identifier of the patch is a8e25560b74f84c3f86df6ca0ac59195fa5af68a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| GNOME | libgsf | 1.14.0, 1.14.1, 1.14.2, 1.14.3, 1.14.4, 1.14.5, 1.14.6, 1.14.7, 1.14.8, 1.14.9, 1.14.10, 1.14.11, 1.14.12, 1.14.13, 1.14.14, 1.14.15, 1.14.16, 1.14.17, 1.14.18, 1.14.19, 1.14.20, 1.14.21, 1.14.22, 1.14.23, 1.14.24, 1.14.25, 1.14.26, 1.14.27, 1.14.28, 1.14.29, 1.14.30, 1.14.31, 1.14.32, 1.14.33, 1.1… | — |
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 | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | libgsf +1 | 1.14.26-7.amzn2.0.4 | ALAS2-2026-4106 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | libgsf | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- ALAS2-2026-4106 Important: libgsf security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Nov 12, 2026
References
- VDB-426192 | GNOME libgsf OLE2 gsf-infile-msole.c ole_info_read_metabat heap-based overflow vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-426192 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-116124 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #1004965 | GNOME libgsf e3958edf77af1374118c278eb772e51c6fdbe235 Heap-based Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/commit/a8e25560b74f84c3f86df6ca0ac59195fa5af68a broken-link patch
- https://www.gnome.org/ product