CVE-2026-31972

Published: Mar 18, 2026 Last Modified: Mar 18, 2026
ExploitDB:
Other exploit source:
Google Dorks:
MEDIUM 6,9
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A

Description

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SAMtools is a program for reading, manipulating and writing bioinformatics file formats. The `mpileup` command outputs DNA sequences that have been aligned against a known reference. On each output line it writes the reference position, optionally the reference DNA base at that position (obtained from a separate file) and all of the DNA bases that aligned to that position. As the output is ordered by position, reference data that is no longer needed is discarded once it has been printed out. Under certain conditions the data could be discarded too early, leading to an attempt to read from a pointer to freed memory. This bug may allow information about program state to be leaked. It may also cause a program crash through an attempt to access invalid memory. This bug is fixed in versions 1.21.1 and 1.22. There is no workaround for this issue.

416

Use After Free

Stable
Abstraction: Variant Structure: Simple
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Availability Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Modify Memory Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Languages: C, C++, Memory-Unsafe
Likelihood of Exploit: High
View CWE Details
https://github.com/samtools/samtools/commit/3036eb9af945fce…
https://github.com/samtools/samtools/commit/3036eb9af945fcef359427a2d359855553d…
https://github.com/samtools/samtools/security/advisories/GH…
https://github.com/samtools/samtools/security/advisories/GHSA-72c8-4jf3-f27p