Out-of-Bounds Affecting gdal package, versions <3.0.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-GDAL-16655831
  • published25 Sept 2026
  • disclosed7 May 2026

Introduced: 7 May 2026

CVE-2026-8087  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 gdal to version 3.0.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gdal package and not the gdal package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A security flaw has been discovered in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Impacted is the function GDnentries of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/GDapi.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument DataFieldName results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 is recommended to address this issue. The patch is named 184f77dbcc74118c062c05e464c88161d3c37b9b. You should upgrade the affected component.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1