ubuntu-cve-2026-3979
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-03-12 04:16
Modified
2026-05-20 15:24
Summary
Details

A flaw has been found in quickjs-ng quickjs up to 0.12.1. This affects the function js_iterator_concat_return of the file quickjs.c. This manipulation causes use after free. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: daab4ad4bae4ef071ed0294618d6244e92def4cd. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
1.9 (Low)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
To clipboard 

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libquickjs",
            "binary_version": "2021.03.27-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "quickjs",
            "binary_version": "2021.03.27-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "quickjs",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/quickjs@2021.03.27-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2021.03.27-1",
        "2021.03.27-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libquickjs",
            "binary_version": "2025.04.26-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "quickjs",
            "binary_version": "2025.04.26-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "quickjs",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/quickjs@2025.04.26-1?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2024.01.13-5",
        "2025.04.26-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libquickjs",
            "binary_version": "2025.04.26-1build1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "quickjs",
            "binary_version": "2025.04.26-1build1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "quickjs",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/quickjs@2025.04.26-1build1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2025.04.26-1",
        "2025.04.26-1build1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A flaw has been found in quickjs-ng quickjs up to 0.12.1. This affects the function js_iterator_concat_return of the file quickjs.c. This manipulation causes use after free. The attack requires local access. The exploit has been published and may be used. Patch name: daab4ad4bae4ef071ed0294618d6244e92def4cd. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3979",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:24:30Z",
  "published": "2026-03-12T04:16:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-3979"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3979"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-3979"
  ]
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.


Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.