CVE-2026-44348 PoDoFo: Double-free vulnerability in compute_hash_to_sign()
A double-free vulnerability in PoDoFo allows attackers to cause heap corruption, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-44348?
CVE-2026-44348 is a low-severity use after free vulnerability in podofo, published on 14 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
PoDoFo is a C++17 PDF manipulation library. From 1.0.0 to before 1.0.4, a double-free vulnerability exists in compute_hash_to_sign() in src/podofo/private/OpenSSLInternal_Ripped.cpp. If EVP_DigestFinal fails after buf has already been freed, the Error label frees buf a second time, causing heap corruption. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.0.4.
Weakness: CWE-415
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-44348?
Linux distribution packages (2)
podofo SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 | All versions | 1.0.2-150700.3.6.1 |
podofo openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.1.0-1.1 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-44348?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2026-44348 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-44348 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8fq6-rqpv-xq72, SUSE-SU-2026:2309-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44348, openSUSE-SU-2026:10970-1.