UBUNTU-CVE-2026-118589

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2026-118589

    Published: 29 Oct 2026Last Modified: 5 Nov 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2026-118589

    Summary:

    Details: A weakness has been identified in nschloe meshio up to 5.3.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the file meshio/_vtk_42.py of the component VTK Reader. Executing a manipulation of the argument DIMENSIONS can lead to uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack can be executed remotely. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-118589, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118589, https://github.com/nschloe/meshio/, https://github.com/nschloe/meshio/issues/1576, https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-118589, https://vuldb.com/submit/1026207, https://vuldb.com/vuln/428027, https://vuldb.com/vuln/428027/cti

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: python-meshio

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/python-meshio?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.8.16-1
    1.8.17-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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