CVE-2026-18370

NameCVE-2026-18370
Descriptionentr is vulnerable to Heap-based buffer overflow in run_utility() function. The function allocates a fixed-size heap buffer using malloc(ARG_MAX) and copies command-line arguments into it. It advances the destination pointer based on the return value of strlcpy(), which returns the total length of the source string rather than the number of bytes written. When the buffer is exactly filled, the remaining size underflows as an unsigned size_t, causing subsequent copies to write out of bounds. This can be triggered by supplying command-line arguments whose combined length fills the buffer, or via the /_ substitution feature which expands a short token into a longer pathname at runtime. The local attacker can cause memory corruption, process abort, and denial of service.  This issue was fixed in commit 2467fe0
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
entr (PTS)bookworm5.3-1vulnerable
trixie5.7-1vulnerable
forky, sid5.8-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
entrsource(unstable)(unfixed)unimportant

Notes

https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/08/CVE-2026-18370/
https://github.com/eradman/entr/commit/2467fe0aa5f2b1b074110a9186ef51d35809c9a4
Doesn't cross any security boundary

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