GNU mtools through 4.0.49 has an out-of-bounds write in parse_vses in vfat.c.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

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GNU mtools unknown
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 4.0.49

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https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/mtools/mtools-4.0.49.tar.gz cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/deepin-community/mtools/blob/16d295331a1cfbcf02ad0b2f03c9b906197cf3ee/vfat.c#L399 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/deepin-community/mtools/blob/16d295331a1cfbcf02ad0b2f03c9b906197cf3ee/vfat.c#L444-L445 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2025-06/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 04:45:00 +0000

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Title Out-of-Bounds Write in parse_vses of GNU mtools vfat.c

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 03:15:00 +0000

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Description GNU mtools through 4.0.49 has an out-of-bounds write in parse_vses in vfat.c.
Weaknesses CWE-839
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T03:01:38.786Z

Reserved: 2026-10-28T02:53:38.394Z

Link: CVE-2026-118384

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-28T03:17:14.757

Modified: 2026-10-28T03:17:14.757

Link: CVE-2026-118384

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Updated: 2026-10-28T04:30:14Z

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