CVE-2026-104982 (GCVE-0-2026-104982)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-03 08:00 – Updated: 2026-10-03 08:00 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
Linux Mint Xreader EPUB File epub-document.c g_strdup_printf path traversal
Summary
A flaw has been found in Linux Mint Xreader up to 4.6.5. This issue affects the function setup_document_content_list/g_strdup_printf of the file backend/epub/epub-document.c of the component EPUB File Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.6.6 is capable of addressing this issue. Patch name: a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. One of the project maintainers explains, that "EPUB support was removed from Xreader and reimplemented in Xepub".
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Mint Xreader Affected: 4.6.0
Affected: 4.6.1
Affected: 4.6.2
Affected: 4.6.3
Affected: 4.6.4
Affected: 4.6.5
Unaffected: 4.6.6
    cpe:2.3:o:linux_mint:xreader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
rodtvs (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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