CVE-2026-9501: Reachable Assertion in GNU LibreDWG
CVE-2026-9501 is a medium severity vulnerability in GNU LibreDWG versions up to 0. 14. It involves a reachable assertion failure in the decompress_R2004_section function within the Dwgread Utility component. The vulnerability requires local execution and does not involve user interaction or elevated privileges. An exploit has been publicly disclosed. A patch identified by commit e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9 is available to remediate this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects the decompress_R2004_section function in the src/decode.c file of GNU LibreDWG up to version 0.14. By manipulating input locally, an attacker can trigger a reachable assertion failure, potentially causing a denial of service or application instability. The vulnerability is limited to local attack vectors with low complexity and no required privileges beyond local access. The issue has been publicly disclosed, and a patch commit has been identified to fix the problem.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to local users who can execute code on the affected system. The vulnerability may cause the application to assert and potentially crash, leading to denial of service or instability. There is no indication of privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or data confidentiality/integrity impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available and should be applied to remediate this vulnerability. The patch is identified by commit e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9. Users should update GNU LibreDWG to a version including this fix. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-9501: Reachable Assertion in GNU LibreDWG
Description
CVE-2026-9501 is a medium severity vulnerability in GNU LibreDWG versions up to 0. 14. It involves a reachable assertion failure in the decompress_R2004_section function within the Dwgread Utility component. The vulnerability requires local execution and does not involve user interaction or elevated privileges. An exploit has been publicly disclosed. A patch identified by commit e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9 is available to remediate this issue.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects the decompress_R2004_section function in the src/decode.c file of GNU LibreDWG up to version 0.14. By manipulating input locally, an attacker can trigger a reachable assertion failure, potentially causing a denial of service or application instability. The vulnerability is limited to local attack vectors with low complexity and no required privileges beyond local access. The issue has been publicly disclosed, and a patch commit has been identified to fix the problem.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to local users who can execute code on the affected system. The vulnerability may cause the application to assert and potentially crash, leading to denial of service or instability. There is no indication of privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or data confidentiality/integrity impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available and should be applied to remediate this vulnerability. The patch is identified by commit e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9. Users should update GNU LibreDWG to a version including this fix. No other mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-25T10:03:51.326Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a14b724a5ae1af1aae85152
Added to database: 5/25/2026, 8:55:00 PM
Last enriched: 5/25/2026, 9:09:52 PM
Last updated: 5/25/2026, 9:58:40 PM
Views: 3
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