Reachable Assertion Affecting yara package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-YARA-20092933
  • published24 Sept 2026
  • disclosed22 Sept 2026

Introduced: 22 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-88341  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 yara.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream yara package and not the yara package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A reachable assertion vulnerability exists in YARA 4.5.8 when loading crafted .yrc compiled rule files. An attacker can provide a malicious file with an invalid arena configuration (num_buffers=0) that triggers an assertion failure in yr_arena_get_ptr(), causing the application to terminate.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1