Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting squirrel3 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-SQUIRREL3-15367532
  • published2 Mar 2026
  • disclosed1 Mar 2026

Introduced: 1 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-3389  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 squirrel3.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream squirrel3 package and not the squirrel3 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was determined in Squirrel up to 3.2. This vulnerability affects the function sqstd_rex_newnode in the library sqstdlib/sqstdrex.cpp. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1