USN-8812-1: GDAL vulnerabilities

Publication date

24 September 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in GDAL.


Packages

  • gdal - a translator library for raster geospatial data formats

Details

It was discovered that GDAL incorrectly handled certain netCDF files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-49014)

It was discovered that GDAL incorrectly handled certain HDF-EOS files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2026-8086, CVE-2026-8087, CVE-2026-8212, CVE-2026-8213)

It was discovered that GDAL incorrectly handled certain HDF-EOS file
metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GDAL to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-8084, CVE-2026-8088)

It was discovered that GDAL incorrectly handled certain netCDF files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-49014)

It was discovered that GDAL incorrectly handled certain HDF-EOS files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2026-8086, CVE-2026-8087, CVE-2026-8212, CVE-2026-8213)

It was discovered that GDAL incorrectly handled certain HDF-EOS file
metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GDAL to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-8084, CVE-2026-8088)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute gdal-bin –  3.12.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libgdal38 –  3.12.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
24.04 LTS noble gdal-bin –  3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3+esm1  
libgdal34t64 –  3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3+esm1  
22.04 LTS jammy gdal-bin –  3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libgdal30 –  3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
20.04 LTS focal gdal-bin –  3.0.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libgdal26 –  3.0.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1  
18.04 LTS bionic gdal-bin –  2.2.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libgdal20 –  2.2.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 LTS xenial gdal-bin –  1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
libgdal1i –  1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
14.04 LTS trusty gdal-bin –  1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm3  
libgdal1h –  1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm3  

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