CVE-2026-31965

HTSlib is a library for reading and writing bioinformatics file formats. CRAM is a compressed format which stores DNA sequence alignment data. In the `cram_decode_slice()` function called while reading CRAM records, validation of the reference id field occurred too late, allowing two out of bounds reads to occur before the invalid data was detected. The bug does allow two values to be leaked to the caller, however as the function reports an error it may be difficult to exploit them. It is also possible that the program will crash due to trying to access invalid memory. Versions 1.23.1, 1.22.2 and 1.21.1 include fixes for this issue. There is no workaround for this issue.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Jun 2026, 10:34

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Summary
  • (es) HTSlib es una biblioteca para leer y escribir formatos de archivo bioinformáticos. CRAM es un formato comprimido que almacena datos de alineación de secuencias de ADN. En la función 'cram_decode_slice()' llamada al leer registros CRAM, la validación del campo de ID de referencia ocurrió demasiado tarde, permitiendo que ocurrieran dos lecturas fuera de límites antes de que se detectaran los datos no válidos. El error permite que se filtren dos valores al llamador, sin embargo, como la función informa un error, puede ser difícil explotarlos. También es posible que el programa falle debido a que intenta acceder a memoria no válida. Las versiones 1.23.1, 1.22.2 y 1.21.1 incluyen correcciones para este problema. No hay una solución alternativa para este problema.

19 Mar 2026, 14:47

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.2
References () https://github.com/samtools/htslib/commit/9cefb46453ad471e933b8212d4f45920524d3357 - () https://github.com/samtools/htslib/commit/9cefb46453ad471e933b8212d4f45920524d3357 - Patch
References () https://github.com/samtools/htslib/security/advisories/GHSA-mqm2-v645-3qhr - () https://github.com/samtools/htslib/security/advisories/GHSA-mqm2-v645-3qhr - Patch, Vendor Advisory
First Time Htslib htslib
Htslib
CPE cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:htslib:htslib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

18 Mar 2026, 19:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-18 19:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:34


NVD link : CVE-2026-31965

Mitre link : CVE-2026-31965

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-31965


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Products Affected

htslib

  • htslib
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-129

Improper Validation of Array Index