CVE-2026-9501: Reachable Assertion in GNU LibreDWG
A vulnerability was determined in GNU LibreDWG up to 0.14. The impacted element is the function decompress_R2004_section of the file src/decode.c of the component Dwgread Utility. Executing a manipulation can lead to reachable assertion. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects GNU LibreDWG versions 0.1 through 0.14 in the decompress_R2004_section function of src/decode.c within the Dwgread Utility. A reachable assertion can be triggered by local manipulation, potentially causing a denial of service or program crash. The vulnerability does not require network access or user interaction and has a CVSS 4.8 (medium) score. A patch commit e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9 is available to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to local users who can execute code on the affected system. Exploitation can lead to a reachable assertion failure, likely causing application instability or denial of service. There is no indication of privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch identified by commit e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9 is available and should be applied to affected versions of GNU LibreDWG to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, users must update their local installations accordingly. Patch status is confirmed by the presence of the patch commit; no other remediation details are provided.
CVE-2026-9501: Reachable Assertion in GNU LibreDWG
Description
A vulnerability was determined in GNU LibreDWG up to 0.14. The impacted element is the function decompress_R2004_section of the file src/decode.c of the component Dwgread Utility. Executing a manipulation can lead to reachable assertion. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.8medium
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects GNU LibreDWG versions 0.1 through 0.14 in the decompress_R2004_section function of src/decode.c within the Dwgread Utility. A reachable assertion can be triggered by local manipulation, potentially causing a denial of service or program crash. The vulnerability does not require network access or user interaction and has a CVSS 4.8 (medium) score. A patch commit e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9 is available to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to local users who can execute code on the affected system. Exploitation can lead to a reachable assertion failure, likely causing application instability or denial of service. There is no indication of privilege escalation, remote exploitation, or data compromise from the provided information.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch identified by commit e501cb9926c1e9a07a0d1cc997f3e69e9be801c9 is available and should be applied to affected versions of GNU LibreDWG to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, users must update their local installations accordingly. Patch status is confirmed by the presence of the patch commit; no other remediation details are provided.
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: 05/25/2026, 20:55:00 UTC
Last enriched: 06/02/2026, 21:04:41 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 89
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