DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40024
The Sleuth Kit through 4.14.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in tsk_recover that allows an attacker to write files to arbitrary locations outside the intended recovery directory via crafted filenames or directory paths with path traversal sequences in a filesystem image. An attacker can craft a malicious filesystem image with embedded /../ sequences in filenames that, when processed by tsk_recover, writes files outside the output directory, potentially achieving code execution by overwriting shell configuration or cron entries.
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40024
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40024
sleuthkit
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- 4.11.1+dfsg-1
Source reference:
/affected/0/versions4.12.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions4.12.1+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions4.12.1+dfsg-1.1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions4.12.1+dfsg-1.1~exp1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions4.12.1+dfsg-2Source reference:
/affected/0/versions4.12.1+dfsg-3Source reference:
/affected/0/versions4.14.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/0/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
sleuthkit
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- 4.12.1+dfsg-3
Source reference:
/affected/1/versions4.14.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/1/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
sleuthkit
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- 4.12.1+dfsg-3
Source reference:
/affected/2/versions4.14.0+dfsg-1Source reference:
/affected/2/versions - Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "sleuthkit",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/sleuthkit?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
"ecosystem": "Debian:12"
},
"versions": [
"4.11.1+dfsg-1",
"4.12.0+dfsg-1",
"4.12.1+dfsg-1",
"4.12.1+dfsg-1.1",
"4.12.1+dfsg-1.1~exp1",
"4.12.1+dfsg-2",
"4.12.1+dfsg-3",
"4.14.0+dfsg-1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40024.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "sleuthkit",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/sleuthkit?arch=source&distro=trixie",
"ecosystem": "Debian:13"
},
"versions": [
"4.12.1+dfsg-3",
"4.14.0+dfsg-1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40024.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "sleuthkit",
"purl": "pkg:deb/debian/sleuthkit?arch=source&distro=forky",
"ecosystem": "Debian:14"
},
"versions": [
"4.12.1+dfsg-3",
"4.14.0+dfsg-1"
],
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40024.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"urgency": "not yet assigned"
}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
- #56422 · Revision 1
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- Publisher date