GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI
GHSA-r5m4-5vww-w9f5 OSGeo gdal has a heap-based buffer overflow
LOW
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-8212
- Ecosystem
- PyPI
- Packages
- GDAL
- Severity
- Low
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119, CWE-125
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-29
Affected packages
• PyPI GDAL: < 3.13.0RC1 → fixed in 3.13.0RC1
Description
A flaw has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SWSDfldsrch of the file frmts/hdf4/hdf-eos/SWapi.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.13.0RC1 addresses this issue. This patch commit sha is 3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd. The affected component should be upgraded.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-8212 A flaw has been found in OSGeo gdal up to 3.13.0dev-4. vulnerability
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8212 advisory
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/issues/14398 web
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/3e04c0385630e4d42517046d9a4967dfccfeb7fd web
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal package
- https://github.com/OSGeo/gdal/releases/tag/v3.13.0RC1 web
- https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/gdal-swsdfldsrch_oob-read web
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/gdal/PYSEC-2026-4.yaml web
- https://vuldb.com/submit/808127 web
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429 web
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/362429/cti web