# CVE-2026-116124: GNOME libgsf OLE2 gsf-infile-msole.c ole\_info\_read\_metabat heap-based overflow

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109617, GHSA-GMH9-5J2C-J4Q8
- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

GNOME libgsf, a library for reading and writing structured file formats, is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow in its OLE2 file parser, which can be triggered remotely by a specially crafted file. Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to crash the application or potentially execute arbitrary code.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- GNOME libgsf: 1.14.0, 1.14.1, 1.14.2, 1.14.3, 1.14.4, 1.14.5, 1.14.6, 1.14.7, 1.14.8, 1.14.9, 1.14.10, 1.14.11, 1.14.12, 1.14.13, 1.14.14, 1.14.15, 1.14.16, 1.14.17, 1.14.18, 1.14.19, 1.14.20, 1.14.21, 1.14.22, 1.14.23, 1.14.24, 1.14.25, 1.14.26, 1.14.27, 1.14.28, 1.14.29, and 31 more

## Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in GNOME libgsf up to 1.14.60. The impacted element is the function ole_info_read_metabat of the file gsf/gsf-infile-msole.c of the component OLE2 Parser. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The identifier of the patch is a8e25560b74f84c3f86df6ca0ac59195fa5af68a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on GNOME libgsf, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426192
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/426192/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-116124
- https://vuldb.com/submit/1004965
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/commit/a8e25560b74f84c3f86df6ca0ac59195fa5af68a
- https://www.gnome.org/

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