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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