Use After Free Affecting assimp package, versions <6.0.4-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE323-ASSIMP-16354030
  • published3 May 2026
  • disclosed18 Jan 2026

Introduced: 18 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-15538  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.23 assimp to version 6.0.4-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream assimp package and not the assimp package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.23 relevant fixed versions and status.

A security vulnerability has been detected in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 6.0.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function Assimp::LWOImporter::FindUVChannels of the file /src/assimp/code/AssetLib/LWO/LWOMaterial.cpp. Such manipulation leads to use after free. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. This and similar defects are tracked and handled via issue #6128.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1