CVE-2025-57109 Affecting vtk9 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2204-VTK9-13796962
  • published15 Apr 2026
  • disclosed30 Oct 2025

Introduced: 30 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-57109  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:22.04 vtk9.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vtk9 package and not the vtk9 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:22.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Kitware VTK (Visualization Toolkit) 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Heap Use-After-Free in vtkGLTFImporter::ImportActors. When processing GLTF files with invalid scene node references, the application accesses string members of mesh objects that have been previously freed during actor import operations.