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CVE-2026-116124: GNOME libgsf OLE2 gsf-infile-msole.c ole_info_read_metabat heap-based overflow

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-26 · updated 2026-10-29
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in GNOME libgsf up to 1.14.60. The impacted element is the function ole_info_read_metabat of the file gsf/gsf-infile-msole.c of the component OLE2 Parser. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The identifier of the patch is a8e25560b74f84c3f86df6ca0ac59195fa5af68a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Affected products

• GNOME Project G Structured File Library (libgsf): 1.14.0, 1.14.1, 1.14.2, 1.14.3, 1.14.4, 1.14.5 (+55)

References

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/commit/a8e25560b74f84c3f86df6ca0ac59195fa5af68a
• https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116124
• https://vuldb.com/submit/1004965
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/426192
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/426192/cti
• https://www.gnome.org/

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