CVE-2026-111133
Description
libfsapfs through 20260921 contains an integer underflow in libfsapfs_key_encrypted_key_read_data() that allows attackers to trigger heap out-of-bounds reads via crafted KEK attributes. Attackers can supply a crafted encrypted APFS image with malformed HMAC or wrapped KEK attribute lengths to crash fsapfsinfo, pyfsapfs, dfVFS or plaso and read adjacent heap memory before password checks.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/libyal/libfsapfs
- https://github.com/libyal/libfsapfs/blob/4c7c1c21f3cfc7d35f0b34b8a47f1f1562d27bbb/libfsapfs/libfsapfs_key_encrypted_key.c#L321-L333
- https://github.com/libyal/libfsapfs/blob/4c7c1c21f3cfc7d35f0b34b8a47f1f1562d27bbb/libfsapfs/libfsapfs_key_encrypted_key.c#L528-L540
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libfsapfs-key-encrypted-key-attribute-oob-read
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libfsapfs-through-20260921-heap-out-of-bounds-read-via-libfsapfs-key-encrypted-key-read-data
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.