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Gvfs: sftp: heap-based buffer overflow in read_reply()

CVSS 3.1 8.8 HIGHCheck source for fixed versionsKEV status unknown

cve-program · CVE-2026-84268

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A flaw was found in the SFTP backend in gvfs. When mounting a share and reading a file, a malicious SFTP server can cause read_reply() to process a length that exceeds the size requested by the client. The function does not verify the server-provided length against the allocated buffer size, causing the operation to write past the intended boundaries. This issue allows a malicious server to corrupt adjacent heap memory in the gvfsd-sftp process, resulting in a denial of service as the process aborts upon detecting the heap corruption or potentially allowing arbitrary code execution.

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