do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.

Description

do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.50% · top 57% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.4.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-125 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-125 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=64 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://github.com/file/file/commit/2858eaf99f6cc5aae129bcbf1e24ad160240185f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2019:0345 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• USN-3911-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209599 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209601 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209602 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2019:1197 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 8 Oct 2026, 21:03 UTC.