CVE-2026-90556
Publication date 14 September 2026
Last updated 14 September 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
Freeciv versions before 3.2.6 contain a heap buffer overflow in worklist_load() when processing savegame files with declared worklist lengths exceeding the fixed array bound of 64 elements. Attackers can craft malicious savegame files that write past the entries array into adjacent heap-allocated struct fields, potentially corrupting memory when a user or server operator loads the file.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| freeciv | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
8.5 · High
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base score
7.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-90556
- https://redmine.freeciv.org/issues/2161
- https://github.com/freeciv/freeciv
- https://github.com/freeciv/freeciv/blob/R3_2_5/server/savegame/savegame2.c#L788
- https://github.com/freeciv/freeciv/blob/R3_2_5/server/savegame/savegame3.c#L964
- https://github.com/freeciv/freeciv/commit/75ecde3e86ddf2fe775768450e9a290a4f4d4387
- https://github.com/freeciv/freeciv/releases/tag/R3_2_6
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freeciv-before-3.2.6-heap-buffer-overflow-via-worklist-load