🛡️ CVE-2026-40393 on Debian — mesa
Description
In Mesa before 25.3.6 and 26 before 26.0.1, out-of-bounds memory access can occur in WebGPU because the amount of to-be-allocated data depends on an untrusted party, and is then used for alloca.
Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-40393 as tracked by Debian, for the package mesa. The fix is available in version 26.0.1-1; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40393 is classified as CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. Data is written past the end or before the start of a buffer, corrupting whatever is stored there.
Affected software
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-40393 is recorded against 1 package.
- mesa (fixed in 26.0.1-1)
Timeline and source
Published on 12 April 2026 and last revised on 4 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
CVE-2026-40393 on other distributions
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mesa | — | 26.0.1-1 |
References
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