USN-8241-1: Coin3D vulnerabilities

Publication date

7 May 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Coin3D.


Packages

  • coin3 - high-level 3D graphics kit implementing the Open Inventor API

Details

It was discovered that Expat, vendored in Coin3D incorrectly handled
certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash
or execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Expat, vendored in Coin3D incorrectly handled
certain files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash
or execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
18.04 LTS bionic libcoin80-runtime –  3.1.4~abc9f50+dfsg3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
libcoin80v5 –  3.1.4~abc9f50+dfsg3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1  
16.04 LTS xenial libcoin80-runtime –  3.1.4~abc9f50+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
libcoin80v5 –  3.1.4~abc9f50+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
14.04 LTS trusty libcoin80 –  3.1.4~abc9f50-4ubuntu2+esm2  
libcoin80-runtime –  3.1.4~abc9f50-4ubuntu2+esm2  

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