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[USN-8812-1] GDAL vulnerabilities

Posted on 24 September 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8812-1
September 24, 2026

gdal vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GDAL.

Software Description:
- gdal: a translator library for raster geospatial data formats

Details:

It was discovered that GDAL incorrectly handled certain netCDF files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-49014)

It was discovered that GDAL incorrectly handled certain HDF-EOS files. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2026-8086, CVE-2026-8087, CVE-2026-8212, CVE-2026-8213)

It was discovered that GDAL incorrectly handled certain HDF-EOS file
metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause GDAL to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-8084, CVE-2026-8088)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
gdal-bin 3.12.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgdal38 3.12.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
gdal-bin 3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgdal34t64 3.8.4+dfsg-3ubuntu3+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
gdal-bin 3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgdal30 3.4.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
gdal-bin 3.0.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgdal26 3.0.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
gdal-bin 2.2.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgdal20 2.2.3+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
gdal-bin 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgdal1i 1.11.3+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
gdal-bin 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgdal1h 1.10.1+dfsg-5ubuntu1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8812-1
CVE-2026-49014, CVE-2026-8084, CVE-2026-8086, CVE-2026-8087,
CVE-2026-8088, CVE-2026-8212, CVE-2026-8213

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