Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. Impacted is the function afc_file_open of the file src/afc.c of the component AFC File Handler. The manipulation of the argument bytes leads to out-of-bounds read. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may 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 | — |
References
- VDB-426300 | libimobiledevice AFC File afc.c afc_file_open out-of-bounds vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-426300 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-116261 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #1009970 | libimobiledevice fa0f79190142bc309307967c058f89c1b36eb6b8 - version 1.4.0 heap pointer leak third-party-advisory
- https://bohmid-com.vercel.app/#/article/blog-afc-writeup exploit