Description
A weakness has been identified in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. The affected element is the function GDfieldinfo of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be launched locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is sufficient to fix this issue. This patch is called a791f70f8eaec540974ec989ca6fb00266b7646c. The affected component should be upgraded.
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-j3f5-rw74-g4rv |
Advisories 1
- USN-8812-1 gdal vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 25, 2026
References
- VDB-361841 | OSGeo gdal GDapi.c GDfieldinfo out-of-bounds vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-361841 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #808040 | OSGeo GDAL 3.13.0dev Out-of-Bounds Read third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14379 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-gdapi-gdfinfo-dimlist-oob-read exploit
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/a791f70f8eaec540974ec989ca6fb00266b7646c patch
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1 patch
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/ product