Description
A vulnerability was identified in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. This affects an unknown part of the file src/afc.c of the component AFC. Such manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | libimobiledevice | 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4.0 | — |
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 | libimobiledevice | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | libimobiledevice | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | libimobiledevice | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | libimobiledevice | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libimobiledevice | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libimobiledevice | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libimobiledevice | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | libimobiledevice | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | libimobiledevice | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libimobiledevice | No fix yet | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | libimobiledevice +3 | 1.2.0-1.amzn2.0.3 | ALAS2-2026-4112 |
Advisories 1
- ALAS2-2026-4112 Important: libimobiledevice security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Nov 12, 2026
References
- VDB-426297 | libimobiledevice AFC afc.c heap-based overflow vdb-entry
- VDB-426297 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-116258 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #1009966 | libimobiledevice fa0f79190142bc309307967c058f89c1b36eb6b8 - version 1.4.0 Memory corruption heap out of bound third-party-advisory
- https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup exploit