Upstream information

CVE-2026-90556 at MITRE

Description

Freeciv versions before 3.2.6 contain a heap buffer overflow in worklist_load() when processing savegame files with declared worklist lengths exceeding the fixed array bound of 64 elements. Attackers can craft malicious savegame files that write past the entries array into adjacent heap-allocated struct fields, potentially corrupting memory when a user or server operator loads the file.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v3 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulnCheck)
Base Score 7.8
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
CVSS v4 Scores
CVSS detail CNA (VulnCheck)
Base Score 8.5
Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Passive
Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High
Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High
Vulnerable System Availability Impact High
Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None
Subsequent System Integrity Impact None
Subsequent System Availability Impact None
CVSSv4 Version 4.0
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1278695 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

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List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7
  • freeciv >= 3.2.6-bp157.2.6.1
  • freeciv-gtk3 >= 3.2.6-bp157.2.6.1
  • freeciv-gtk4 >= 3.2.6-bp157.2.6.1
  • freeciv-lang >= 3.2.6-bp157.2.6.1
  • freeciv-qt >= 3.2.6-bp157.2.6.1
  • freeciv-sdl2 >= 3.2.6-bp157.2.6.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-2026-339 (aarch64,ppc64le,s390x,x86_64)

Status of this issue by product and package

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Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 freeciv Released

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Mon Sep 14 15:47:12 2026
CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 21 14:05:53 2026