CVE-2026-110602
libmspack through 0.11alpha contains an uninitialized pointer free vulnerability in kwajd_open() in…
- Risk score
- 41/100
- CVSS
- 6.3 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.2%
- Published
- 14 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- libmspack through 0.11alpha contains an uninitialized pointer free vulnerability in kwajd_open() in mspack/kwajd.c that frees unzeroed filename and extra pointers on header read errors. Attackers can supply a truncated, empty, or wrong-signature KWAJ file to crash the process or obtain an arbitrary-free memory corrupt…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 6.3 medium
References
- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/blob/v0.11alpha/libmspack/mspack/kwajd.c#L111-L181
- https://github.com/kyz/libmspack/commit/4d868504114346aa767d435fbb89a8b76603493f
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libmspack-kwaj-uninitialized-free
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libmspack-through-0-11alpha-uninitialized-pointer-free-via-kwajd-open-error-path
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libmspack-kwaj-uninitialized-free
Original description
libmspack through 0.11alpha contains an uninitialized pointer free vulnerability in kwajd_open() in mspack/kwajd.c that frees unzeroed filename and extra pointers on header read errors. Attackers can supply a truncated, empty, or wrong-signature KWAJ file to crash the process or obtain an arbitrary-free memory corruption primitive.
Last activity 14 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.