CVE-2026-40333

libgphoto2 has OOB read in ptp_unpack_EOS_ImageFormat() and ptp_unpack_EOS_CustomFuncEx() due to missing length parameter in ptp-pack.c

Published Apr 17, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
libgphoto2 is a camera access and control library. In versions up to and including 2.5.33, two functions in camlibs/ptp2/ptp-pack.c accept a data pointer but no length parameter, performing unbounded reads. Their callers in ptp_unpack_EOS_events() have xsize available but never pass it, leaving both functions unable to validate reads against the actual buffer boundary. Commit 1817ecead20c2aafa7549dac9619fe38f47b2f53 patches the issue.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8586-1 libgphoto2 vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Gphoto
Gphoto libgphoto2
Vendors & Products Gphoto
Gphoto libgphoto2
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description libgphoto2 is a camera access and control library. In versions up to and including 2.5.33, two functions in camlibs/ptp2/ptp-pack.c accept a data pointer but no length parameter, performing unbounded reads. Their callers in ptp_unpack_EOS_events() have xsize available but never pass it, leaving both functions unable to validate reads against the actual buffer boundary. Commit 1817ecead20c2aafa7549dac9619fe38f47b2f53 patches the issue.
Title libgphoto2 has OOB read in ptp_unpack_EOS_ImageFormat() and ptp_unpack_EOS_CustomFuncEx() due to missing length parameter in ptp-pack.c
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 20, 2026, 2:56 PM
Reserved
Apr 10, 2026, 10:50 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Apr 18, 2026, 12:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Apr 17, 2026, 11:11 PM