CVE-2026-111159
Description
A flaw was found in libewf. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to process a specially crafted file with oversized extended attribute metadata. Due to improper size validation, the library performs an out-of-bounds memory read, which can cause the application to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS), or potentially expose sensitive memory contents.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
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