CVE-2026-54578 PUBLISHED

mport verify can compare stale checksum data after hashing failures

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 15.06.2026 Published: 17.09.2026 Updated: 17.09.2026

mport is the MidnightBSD Package Manager. Prior to 2.7.8, mport_verify_package() in libmport/verify.c could continue after MD5File() or SHA256_File() failed and compare an expected checksum with stale data in the hash buffer rather than a newly computed digest. An attacker able to influence an installed file or the conditions that make hashing fail could receive a misleading integrity result or hide a checksum failure. This issue is fixed in version 2.7.8.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 2

Product Status

Vendor MidnightBSD
Product mport
Versions
  • Version < 2.7.8 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-354: Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value CWE
  • CWE-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions CWE