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CVE-2026-55894 (GCVE-0-2026-55894)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-20 21:31 – Updated: 2026-08-21 15:00
VLAI
Title
Capstone SH disassembler `sh_disassemble` out-of-bounds read via crafted SH2A bytecode
Summary
Capstone is a disassembly framework. In 6.0.0-Alpha9 and earlier, Capstone's arch/SH/SHDisassembler.c sh_disassemble() function computes an idx value from a raw 16-bit instruction without ensuring it is within the active mode-specific decode[] function-pointer table. An application using CS_ARCH_SH with CS_MODE_SH2A or CS_MODE_SH4A and CS_MODE_SHFPU can pass crafted bytecode through cs_disasm_iter() or cs_disasm(), causing the decode[idx] test to read outside the table and terminate the process with a segmentation fault. No code execution or information disclosure was demonstrated. This issue is fixed in version 6.0.0-Alpha10.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-21 14:59 UTC
CWE
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
capstone-engine capstone Affected: < 6.0.0-Alpha10
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