CVE-2026-116728

Description

libfvde through 20260923 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libfvde_encrypted_metadata_read_type_0x0024() because xml_plist_data_size is not checked against the source metadata block. Attackers can supply a crafted FileVault 2 Core Storage volume that makes libfvde_volume_open() copy past the heap block buffer, crashing the application.

References

• https://github.com/libyal/libfvde
• https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/blob/20260923/libfvde/libfvde_encrypted_metadata.c#L3798-L3813
• https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/commit/c2676fe49d0da44d66e7d750e72c57d2670f0b8f
• https://github.com/libyal/libfvde/issues/70
• https://hackmd.io/@haindpwn/libfvde-encrypted-metadata-oob-read