CVE-2026-120454 - The Sleuth Kit through 4.15.0 NULL Pointer Dereference via decmpfs LZVN Decompression

CVE-2026-120454 - The Sleuth Kit through 4.15.0 NULL Pointer Dereference via decmpfs LZVN Decompression

https://cvefeed.io/rssfeed/latest.atom / Mon, 11/02/2026 - 16:28
CVE ID :CVE-2026-120454
Published : Nov. 2, 2026, 2:29 p.m. | 50 minutes ago
Description :The Sleuth Kit through 4.15.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in decmpfs_decompress_lzvn_attr() that allows attackers to crash the tool by supplying a crafted HFS+ image. Attackers can set a huge uncompressed_size in an LZVN inline com.apple.decmpfs attribute so allocation fails and the decoder writes through NULL, causing denial of service.
Severity: 6.8 | MEDIUM
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