Description
A security flaw has been discovered in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Impacted is the function GDnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument DataFieldName results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is named 184f77dbcc74118c062c05e464c88161d3c37b9b. You should upgrade the affected component.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| OSGeo | gdal | 3.13.0dev-4 | 3.13.0RC1 |
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 | gdal | 3.13.0+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gdal | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | gdal | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 25.10 | gdal | No fix yet | — |
Show 7 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | gdal | 3.12.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8812-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | gdal | 3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3+esm1 | USN-8812-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | gdal | 3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8812-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | gdal | 3.0.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8812-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | gdal | 2.2.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8812-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | gdal | 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 | USN-8812-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | gdal | 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm3 | USN-8812-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | gdal | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | py3.10-gdal +1 | 3.13.0-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | py3.11-gdal +1 | 3.13.1-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | gdal | < 3.13.0 | 3.13.0 | GHSA-h9rh-5ffh-h669 |
Advisories 1
- USN-8812-1 gdal vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 25, 2026
References
- VDB-361840 | OSGeo gdal GDapi.c GDnentries heap-based overflow vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-361840 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #808039 | OSGeo GDAL 3.13.0dev Heap-based Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14363 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-gdinqfields_bof exploit
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/184f77dbcc74118c062c05e464c88161d3c37b9b patch
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1 patch
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/ product