Description
The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the APFS filesystem keybag parser where the wrapped_key_parser class follows attacker-controlled length fields without bounds checking, causing heap reads past the allocated buffer. An attacker can craft a malicious APFS disk image that triggers information disclosure or crashes when processed by any Sleuth Kit tool that parses APFS volumes.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| sleuthkit | sleuthkit | ≤ 4.14.0 | — |
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 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 13 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | sleuthkit | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | sleuthkit | 4.12.1-2 | — |
References
- Pull Request issue-tracking patch
- Patch Commit patch
- Mobasi Sentinel Vulnerability Index vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Sleuth Kit APFS Keybag Parser Out-of-Bounds Read third-party-advisory