UBUNTU-CVE-2026-49263 (CVE-2026-49263)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-08-14 18:17 – Updated: 2026-08-19 11:05 – Source website
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Details

Capstone is a disassembly framework. Prior to version 6.0.0-Alpha9, Capstone's WebAssembly backend accepts attacker-controlled raw WASM instruction bytes through the public cs_disasm() and cs_disasm_iter() APIs. For a large but well-formed br_table instruction, the WASM decoder accumulates the immediate length in a wider local variable but returns it through a uint16_t instruction-size path. When the encoded instruction length is exactly 65,536 bytes, the size wraps to zero and cs_disasm() can repeatedly decode the same instruction without advancing. For larger lengths, cs_disasm_iter() advances into the middle of the br_table payload and decodes target bytes as subsequent instructions. This is an availability and parser-integrity issue. Version 6.0.0-Alpha9 patches the issue.


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          {
            "binary_name": "libcapstone3",
            "binary_version": "3.0.4-0.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python-capstone",
            "binary_version": "3.0.4-0.2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "capstone",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/capstone@3.0.4-0.2?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.0.4-0.1",
        "3.0.4-0.2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libcapstone3",
            "binary_version": "3.0.4-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python-capstone",
            "binary_version": "3.0.4-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-capstone",
            "binary_version": "3.0.4-5"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "capstone",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/capstone@3.0.4-5?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "3.0.4-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "capstone-tool",
            "binary_version": "4.0.1+really+3.0.5-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libcapstone3",
            "binary_version": "4.0.1+really+3.0.5-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python-capstone",
            "binary_version": "4.0.1+really+3.0.5-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-capstone",
            "binary_version": "4.0.1+really+3.0.5-1build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "capstone",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/capstone@4.0.1+really+3.0.5-1build1?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
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            }
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        "4.0.1+really+3.0.5-1",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "capstone-tool",
            "binary_version": "4.0.2-5"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libcapstone4",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-capstone",
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      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "capstone",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/capstone@4.0.2-5?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
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          },
          {
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            "binary_version": "4.0.2-5.1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-capstone",
            "binary_version": "4.0.2-5.1build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "capstone",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/capstone@4.0.2-5.1build1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
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      ],
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        "4.0.2-5",
        "4.0.2-5ubuntu1",
        "4.0.2-5.1",
        "4.0.2-5.1build1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "capstone-tool",
            "binary_version": "5.0.7-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libcapstone5",
            "binary_version": "5.0.7-2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-capstone",
            "binary_version": "5.0.7-2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "capstone",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/capstone@5.0.7-2?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "5.0.6-1",
        "5.0.6-1build1",
        "5.0.7-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Capstone is a disassembly framework. Prior to version 6.0.0-Alpha9, Capstone\u0027s WebAssembly backend accepts attacker-controlled raw WASM instruction bytes through the public `cs_disasm()` and `cs_disasm_iter()` APIs. For a large but well-formed `br_table` instruction, the WASM decoder accumulates the immediate length in a wider local variable but returns it through a `uint16_t` instruction-size path. When the encoded instruction length is exactly 65,536 bytes, the size wraps to zero and `cs_disasm()` can repeatedly decode the same instruction without advancing. For larger lengths, `cs_disasm_iter()` advances into the middle of the `br_table` payload and decodes target bytes as subsequent instructions. This is an availability and parser-integrity issue. Version 6.0.0-Alpha9 patches the issue.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-49263",
  "modified": "2026-08-19T11:05:28Z",
  "published": "2026-08-14T18:17:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-49263"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49263"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/capstone-engine/capstone/security/advisories/GHSA-5m9f-vqcm-g5pr"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/capstone-engine/capstone/blob/251c5bb4bc9bb92973e738ae3c5f4ef86f103356/ChangeLog#L102"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-49263"
  ]
}



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