CVE-2026-111137
libsmi: libsmi: Denial of service via out-of-bounds write in smiValueAsString()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · October 16, 2026
Updated · October 16, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in libsmi. An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the smiValueAsString() function allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). By supplying a specially crafted Management Information Base (MIB) file containing an oversized string value, an attacker can overflow an internal buffer, corrupt memory, and crash applications that parse the file.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write