CVE-2026-92388: FTP wildcard write callback mixup

Published Oct 20, 2026
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Updated

Last updated 14 October 2026

Other sources

When an FTP wildcard LIST operation fails, libcurl omits the restoration path meant for successful listings, leaving the write callback set to the internal listing parser and the write callback data pointing directly to the easy handle. Subsequent reuse of this handle triggers an immediate crash, and cloning it via curleasyduphandle() copies this corrupted state into the duplicate. If the original handle is subsequently freed, executing a transfer on the cloned handle causes a heap use-after-free read against the dangling handle reference; alternatively, reusing the original or cloned handle while changing only CURLOPTWRITEDATA (and omitting CURLOPTWRITEFUNCTION) results in type confusion, forcing the internal parser to interpret incoming server response bytes into memory at the application-supplied write data pointer.

— MITRE

Affected Software

1 affected componentFixes available
debian/curl<=7.88.1-10+deb12u15, <=7.88.1-10+deb12u5, <=8.14.1-2+deb13u5, <=8.14.1-2+deb13u7, <=8.22.0-1
8.23.0-1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade debian/curl to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.23.0-1

Event History

Oct 14, 2026
CVE Published
via Ubuntu·02:50 PM
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:50 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via Debian·02:50 PM
DescriptionAffected Software
Oct 20, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:20 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:20 PM
DescriptionWeakness

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