CVE catalog
CVE-2018-9838
ocaml: CVE-2018-9838
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.1
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 4.17% · Oct 25, 2026
The caml_ba_deserialize function in byterun/bigarray.c in the standard library in OCaml 4.06.0 has an integer overflow which, in situations where marshalled data is accepted from an untrusted source, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted object.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ocaml | sid | 5.4.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ocaml | forky | 5.4.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ocaml | trixie | 5.3.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | ocaml | bookworm | 4.13.1-4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | pro | 4.04.0-2ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | pro | 4.05.0-10ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | pro | 4.05.0-10ubuntu1+esm1 | fixed |
| Suse | ocaml | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp3 | 4.03.0-8.6.8 | fixed |
| Suse | ocaml | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp3 | 4.03.0-8.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | ocaml | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 4.02.1-4.6.1 | fixed |
| Suse | ocaml | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 4.02.1-4.3.2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ocaml | source | sid | 4.05.0-11 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [895472] |
| Debian | ocaml | source | forky | 4.05.0-11 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [895472] |
| Debian | ocaml | source | trixie | 4.05.0-11 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [895472] |
| Debian | ocaml | source | bookworm | 4.05.0-11 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [895472] |
| Ubuntu | ocaml | deb | pro | 4.05.0-10ubuntu1+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9838 | Not reported |
| Suse | ocaml | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp3 | 4.03.0-8.6.8 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:1493-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | ocaml | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp3 | 4.03.0-8.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:0983-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | ocaml | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 4.02.1-4.6.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:1494-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | ocaml | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4 | 4.02.1-4.3.2 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2018:1075-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ocaml]Fixed
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-base]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-base-nox]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-compiler-libs]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-interp]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-man]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-nox]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
- [ocaml-source]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
4.13.1-4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · bookworm; dsa · ocaml · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libcompiler-libs-ocaml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [libstdlib-ocaml]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [libstdlib-ocaml-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml]Fixed
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-base]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-base-nox]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-compiler-libs]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-interp]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-man]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-nox]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
- [ocaml-source]Fixed
Source package: [ocaml]
Details (2)
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
5.3.0-3· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
4.05.0-11dsa · ocaml · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2018_0983-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-9838]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:0983-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:1075-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:1493-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2018:1494-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-9838]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-9838]
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