CVE-2026-57446 PUBLISHED

libIEC61850: Server-side double free in MMS ObtainFile task reuse due to stale FILE* handle

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 24.06.2026 Published: 16.10.2026 Updated: 16.10.2026

libIEC61850 is an open-source implementation of IEC 61850 client and server protocols including MMS, GOOSE, Sampled Values, and R-Session. From 1.6.1 until 1.6.2, a successful MMS ObtainFile operation closes MmsObtainFileTask::fileHandle but leaves the stale non-NULL value in a task marked MMS_FILE_UPLOAD_STATE_NOT_USED. If a later ObtainFile request reuses that task and destination creation fails, MMS_FILE_UPLOAD_STATE_SEND_OBTAIN_FILE_ERROR_DESTINATION cleanup closes the stale FILE object again. Servers with the MMS file service and ObtainFile enabled can therefore be crashed remotely by the success-then-failure request sequence. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.2.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS Score: 5.3

Product Status

Vendor mz-automation
Product libiec61850
Versions
  • Version >= 1.6.1, < 1.6.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-415: Double Free CWE
  • CWE-664: Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime CWE
  • CWE-672: Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release CWE