
CVE catalog
CVE-2026-84270
A flaw was found in the MTP backend in gvfs. When reading a file from a mounted MTP device, do_read() in gvfsbackendmtp.c trusts the data length returned by the device without limiting it to the origi
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.22% · Oct 25, 2026
A flaw was found in the MTP backend in gvfs. When reading a file from a mounted MTP device, do_read() in gvfsbackendmtp.c trusts the data length returned by the device without limiting it to the original size requested by the client. If a malicious MTP device responds with more bytes than requested, this unrestricted length is passed directly to memcpy(). This causes the operation to read memory outside the intended boundaries. This allows an attacker who plugs in a malicious MTP device to cause a segmentation fault when a file is read and crash the gvfsd-mtp process, resulting in a denial of service.
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 | gvfs | sid | 1.62.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | gvfs | forky | 1.62.0-3 | fixed |
| Debian | gvfs | trixie | 1.57.2-2+deb13u1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | gvfs | bookworm | 1.50.3-1+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | pro | 1.42.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | pro | 1.42.2-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | pro | 1.43.90-1ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | pro | 1.43.92-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | pro | 1.44.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | pro | 1.44.1-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | pro | 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | pro | 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | pro | 1.44.1-1ubuntu1.2+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 22.04 | 1.47.91-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 22.04 | 1.48.1-2ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 22.04 | 1.48.1-2ubuntu3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 22.04 | 1.48.1-2ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 22.04 | 1.48.1-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 22.04 | 1.48.1-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 22.04 | 1.48.2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 22.04 | 1.48.2-0ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 22.04 | 1.48.2-0ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.52.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.52.1-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.52.2-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.53.90-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.54.0-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.54.0-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.54.0-1build3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.54.0-1ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.54.4-0ubuntu1~24.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.54.4-0ubuntu1~24.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 24.04 | 1.54.4-0ubuntu1~24.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 26.04 | 1.57.2-2ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 26.04 | 1.57.2-2ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 26.04 | 1.58.0-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 26.04 | 1.58.0-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 26.04 | 1.59.1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 26.04 | 1.59.90-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 26.04 | 1.60.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | gvfs | 26.04 | 1.60.0-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | gvfs | source | sid | 1.62.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1146478] |
| Debian | gvfs | source | forky | 1.62.0-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1146478] |
| Debian | gvfs | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1146478] |
| Debian | gvfs | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1146478] |
Notes
[trixie] gvfs: Minor issue [bookworm] gvfs: Minor issue
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [gvfs]Affected
Details (2)
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
- [gvfs-backends]Affected
Source package: [gvfs]
Details (2)
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
- [gvfs-common]Affected
Source package: [gvfs]
Details (2)
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
- [gvfs-daemons]Affected
Source package: [gvfs]
Details (2)
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
- [gvfs-fuse]Affected
Source package: [gvfs]
Details (2)
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
- [gvfs-libs]Affected
Source package: [gvfs]
Details (2)
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
1.50.3-1+deb12u1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · bookworm; nvd · gvfs · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [gvfs]Affected
Details (2)
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
- [gvfs-backends]Affected
Source package: [gvfs]
Details (2)
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
- [gvfs-common]Affected
Source package: [gvfs]
Details (2)
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· all · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
- [gvfs-daemons]Affected
Source package: [gvfs]
Details (2)
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
- [gvfs-fuse]Affected
Source package: [gvfs]
Details (2)
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
- [gvfs-libs]Affected
Source package: [gvfs]
Details (2)
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
1.57.2-2+deb13u1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · gvfs · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_11788-1.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84270]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-84270]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-84270]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-84270]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-84270.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]