| Name | CVE-2026-5037 |
| Description | A vulnerability was determined in mxml up to 4.0.4. This issue affects the function index_sort of the file mxml-index.c of the component mxmlIndexNew. Executing a manipulation of the argument tempr can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called 6e27354466092a1ac65601e01ce6708710bb9fa5. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue. |
| 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 | 1132328 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mxml (PTS) | bullseye | 3.2-1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, trixie | 3.3.1-1 | vulnerable |
| forky, sid | 4.0.4-4 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mxml | source | (unstable) | 4.0.4-4 | | | 1132328 |
Notes
[trixie] - mxml <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bookworm] - mxml <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - mxml <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/issues/350
Fixed by: https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml/commit/6e27354466092a1ac65601e01ce6708710bb9fa5