Off-by-one stack out-of-bounds read in libxmp P61A depacker
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
libxmp through 4.7.4 has an off-by-one stack out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in the P61A depacker, depack_p61a() in src/loaders/prowizard/p61a.c. An attacker can supply a crafted headerless P61A module with 31 samples and a 0xffe0 back-reference size word to leak stack memory into sample metadata or disrupt loading. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 6.9 (MEDIUM), CISA SSVC rates exploitation as poc, and the issue is not in CISA KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
libxmp through 4.7.4 contains an off-by-one stack out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the prowizard P61A depacker depack_p61a() in src/loaders/prowizard/p61a.c. Attackers can supply a crafted headerless P61A module with 31 samples and a 0xffe0 back-reference size word to leak stack memory into sample metadata or disrupt loading.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for libxmp, and all versions through 4.7.4 are affected. Until a fixed release is available, avoid loading untrusted P61A modules with libxmp.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-111131
- 2026-10-16 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Other 4
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libxmp-p61a-sample-backreference-oob-read
- https://github.com/libxmp/libxmp/blob/5d4f6aa2c7dcdf8e9cd8129fe579d45b36a302da/src/loaders/prowizard/p61a.c#L110-L116
- https://github.com/libxmp/libxmp/blob/5d4f6aa2c7dcdf8e9cd8129fe579d45b36a302da/src/loaders/prowizard/p61a.c#L638-L641
- https://github.com/libxmp/libxmp
More Libxmp vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-29797 Integer underflow in Libxmp CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
Sources
- CVE-2026-111131 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-111131 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-111131 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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