CVE-2026-56770

NameCVE-2026-56770
Descriptionlibais through 0.15 VdmStream::AddLine uses an unchecked sentinel value as a vector index when processing AIS sentences with empty or out-of-range sequential message IDs. Remote attackers can crash services or vessel systems by sending crafted AIVDM sentences over VHF marine radio or IP feeds, causing out-of-bounds memory access and potential corruption.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
python-libais (PTS)bullseye0.17+git.20190917.master.e464cf8-2vulnerable
bookworm0.17+git.20190917.master.e464cf8-3vulnerable
trixie0.17+git.20190917.master.e464cf8-5vulnerable
forky, sid0.17+git.20190917.master.e464cf8-6vulnerable

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
python-libaissource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/schwehr/libais/issues/263

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