| Name | CVE-2026-3650 |
| Description | A memory leak exists in the Grassroots DICOM library (GDCM). The bug occurs when parsing malformed DICOM files with non-standard VR types in file meta information. The vulnerability leads to vast memory allocations and resource depletion, triggering a denial-of-service condition. A maliciously crafted file can fill the heap in a single read operation without properly releasing it. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1132042 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| gdcm (PTS) | bullseye | 3.0.8-2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 3.0.21-1 | vulnerable |
| trixie | 3.0.24-5 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid | 3.0.24-9 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| gdcm | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1132042 |
Notes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451988
check, vague report from Red Hat, no upstream details