CVE-2026-104982
A flaw has been found in Linux Mint Xreader up to 4.6.5.
Impact
A flaw has been found in Linux Mint Xreader up to 4.6.5. This issue affects the function setup_document_content_list/g_strdup_printf of the file backend/epub/epub-document.c of the component EPUB File Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.6.6 is capable of addressing this issue. Patch name: a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. One of the project maintainers explains, that "EPUB support was removed from Xreader and reimplemented in Xepub".
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| Linux Mint Xreader | before 4.6.5. |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://gist.github.com/rodtvs/63a34e7b20a9f97a1a7167a8a1db49c2
- https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/commit/a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7
- https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/issues/713
- https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader/releases/tag/4.6.6
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-104982
- https://vuldb.com/submit/964347
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/413198
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/413198/cti