CVE-2026-5037
Description
A vulnerability was determined in mxml up to 4.0.4. This issue affects the function index_sort of the file mxml-index.c of the component mxmlIndexNew. Executing a manipulation of the argument tempr can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called 6e27354466092a1ac65601e01ce6708710bb9fa5. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Affected | — |
| sid | Fixed | 4.0.4-4 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.0.4-4 |
| bullseye | Affected | — |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
References
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/commit/6e27354466092a1ac65601e01ce6708710bb9fa5
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/350
- https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/350#issuecomment-4051317229
- https://github.com/user-attachments/files/25934383/1.xml
- https://vuldb.com/submit/778638
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/353963
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/353963/cti
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5037.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-5037
CWEs
CWE-119 CWE-121
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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