# CVE-2026-84269: Gvfs: afp: heap-based buffer overflow in dsi read path

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.60.2
- Published: 2026-09-01 · Updated: 2026-09-04

## Affected

- gvfs: fixed in 1.60.2
- gvfs: version range not reported
- gvfs: version range not reported
- gvfs: version range not reported
- gvfs: version range not reported
- gvfs: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the AFP backend in gvfs. When mounting a share, a malicious AFP server can cause the DSI read path to process a length that exceeds the size requested by the client. The function does not verify the server-provided length against the pre-sized reply buffer, causing the operation to access past the intended boundaries. This issue allows a malicious server to overflow a heap buffer and crash the gvfsd-afp process, resulting in a denial of service.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gvfs, upgrade to a fixed version (1.60.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-84269
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2526784
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gvfs/-/issues/863

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