quickjs — security advisory

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  "id": "486c2bd224ec1209419841c6fd67598fa99b5983291510b160b17aa870c30409",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-88378",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-88378",
    "summary": "QuickJS commit 04be24600 contains a heap out-of-bounds write condition in JS_ReadFunctionTag().",
    "evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-88378",
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          {
            "value": "2021.03.27-1",
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          {
            "value": "2021.03.27-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
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        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "2025.04.26-1build1",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        },
        {
          "type": "Ubuntu",
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          "package": {
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/quickjs?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble",
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/quickjs?arch=source&distro=stonking",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.10"
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            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/quickjs?arch=source&distro=resolute",
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          "ecosystem_specific": {
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              {
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-17T13:01:15.812683551Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "CVE-2026-88378"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-88378",
        "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88378"
      ]
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 361426,
  "published_at": "2026-09-24T17:17:00+00:00"
}