GDAL through 3.0.1 has a poolDestroy double free in OGRExpatRealloc in ogr/ogr_expat.cpp when the 10MB threshold is exceeded.
- Published
- Oct 13, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.6% · 85th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-415
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Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.6%
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| osgeo | gdal | cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:gdal |
| oracle | spatial and graph | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:spatial_and_graph |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| fedoraproject | fedora | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora |
| opensuse | backports sle | cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:backports_sle |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux10.0
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- fedoraproject fedora30
- fedoraproject fedora31
- opensuse backports sle15.0
- opensuse leap15.1
- oracle spatial and graph12.2.0.1
- oracle spatial and graph19c
- osgeo gdalup to 3.0.1 inclusive
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:10 | gdal | before 2.4.0+dfsg-1+deb10u1 | 2.4.0+dfsg-1+deb10u1 |
| Debian:12 | gdal | before 2.4.2+dfsg-2 | 2.4.2+dfsg-2 |
| Debian:8 | gdal | before 1.10.1+dfsg-8+deb8u1 | 1.10.1+dfsg-8+deb8u1 |
| Debian:9 | gdal | before 2.1.2+dfsg-5+deb9u1 | 2.1.2+dfsg-5+deb9u1 |
| PyPI | gdal | before 3.0.2 | 3.0.2 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 | gdal | before 2.4.3-bp151.4.3.1 | 2.4.3-bp151.4.3.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 | gdal | before 2.4.3-bp151.4.3.1 | 2.4.3-bp151.4.3.1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:gdal | 2.4.2+dfsg-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:gdal | 2.4.3-bp151.4.3.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| PyPI:gdal | 3.0.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:gdal | 2.4.3-bp151.4.3.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP1 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
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Patch and commit links
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Credits
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-415 · Double FreeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00022.html
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16178
- github.com/OSGeo/gdal/commit/148115fcc40f1651a5d15fa34c9a8c528e7147bb
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/11/msg00005.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00004.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00040.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CB7RRPCQP253XA5MYUOLHLRPKNGKVZNT/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVRC3EBQBFBVQC26XJE3AI3KQXC2NGTP/
- www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.