CVE-2026-49282
capstone: Capstone: Denial of service via out-of-bounds read in M68K and RISCV backends
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · August 15, 2026
Updated · November 4, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in Capstone. The cs_insn_name() application programming interface (API) in the M68K and RISCV backends does not properly validate caller-supplied instruction IDs. An attacker can provide an invalid instruction ID, leading to an out-of-bounds read. This can cause the process to crash, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) for applications that expose instruction-name lookup to untrusted IDs.
Statement
Moderate: This flaw in Capstone's M68K and RISCV backends can lead to a denial of service. Applications that utilize Capstone and expose the cs_insn_name() API to untrusted instruction IDs without proper validation are susceptible to an out-of-bounds read, resulting in a crash. The impact is limited to availability and does not involve code execution or information disclosure.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read