CVE-2026-8258

Publication date 11 May 2026

Last updated 26 June 2026


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

A flaw has been found in Squirrel up to 3.2. Impacted is the function validate_format in the library sqstdlib/sqstdstring.cpp. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
squirrel3 26.04 LTS resolute
Needs evaluation
25.10 questing
Needs evaluation
24.04 LTS noble Not in release
22.04 LTS jammy
Needs evaluation
20.04 LTS focal
Needs evaluation
18.04 LTS bionic
Needs evaluation

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:

Base score 1.9 · Low

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Base score 5.3 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L


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