CVE catalog

CVE-2026-116261

libimobiledevice: CVE-2026-116261

Severity: Medium
Published: Oct 26, 2026, 12:17:06 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]

A security vulnerability has been detected in libimobiledevice up to 1.4.0. Impacted is the function afc_file_open of the file src/afc.c of the component AFC File Handler. The manipulation of the argument bytes leads to out-of-bounds read. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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	libimobiledevice	sid	`1.4.0-1`	unknown
Debian	libimobiledevice	forky	`1.4.0-1`	unknown
Debian	libimobiledevice	trixie	`1.3.0+git20250228-2`	unknown
Debian	libimobiledevice	bookworm	`1.3.0-6`	unknown

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libimobiledevice	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libimobiledevice	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libimobiledevice	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libimobiledevice	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libimobiledevice6]Affected
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
- 1.3.0-6+b3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
- 1.3.0-6+b3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
[libimobiledevice-dev]Affected
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
- 1.3.0-6+b3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
- 1.3.0-6+b3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
[libimobiledevice-doc]Affected
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
- 1.3.0-6 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
- 1.3.0-6 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
[libimobiledevice-utils]Affected
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
- 1.3.0-6+b3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
- 1.3.0-6+b3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
[python3-imobiledevice]Affected
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
- 1.3.0-6+b3 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12
- 1.3.0-6+b3 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · bookworm; dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libimobiledevice-1.0-6]Affected
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
- 1.3.0+git20250228-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
- 1.3.0+git20250228-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
[libimobiledevice-dev]Affected
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
- 1.3.0+git20250228-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
- 1.3.0+git20250228-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
[libimobiledevice-doc]Affected
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
- 1.3.0+git20250228-2 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
- 1.3.0+git20250228-2 · all · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
[libimobiledevice-utils]Affected
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
- 1.3.0+git20250228-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
- 1.3.0+git20250228-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
[python3-imobiledevice]Affected
Source package: [libimobiledevice]
Details (2)
- 1.3.0+git20250228-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13
- 1.3.0+git20250228-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Affected
  dsa · libimobiledevice · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 27, 2026, 8:33:03 AM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]