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squirrel3 — security advisory
A vulnerability was determined in Squirrel up to 3.2. This vulnerability affects the function sqstd_rex_newnode in the library sqstdlib/sqstdrex.cpp. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
- Products
- squirrel3
- Affected versions
- 3.1-4, 3.1-5, 3.1-8, 3.1-8.2, 3.1-8.3, 3.1-8.4, 3.1-8.5, 3.1-8build1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-3389
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 03:00 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A vulnerability was determined in Squirrel up to 3.2. This vulnerability affects the function sqstd_rex_newnode in the library sqstdlib/sqstdrex.cpp. Executing a manipulation can lead to null pointer dereference. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3389
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Complete source record
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