Medium [CVE-2026-14604] Denial of Service vulnerability in PLY Model Handler
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-14604 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat package: qt6-qtquick3d.
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Summary
A vulnerability was determined in Open Asset Import Library Assimp up to 6.0.4. Affected is the function Assimp::Exporter::ExportToBlob of the file code/AssetLib/Ply/PlyLoader.cpp of the component PLY Model Handler.
This manipulation causes double free. The attack can be initiated remotely.
The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report.
This vulnerability, a double free, exists within the PLY Model Handler component. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by manipulating PLY model files, leading to a denial of service and making the application unavailable.
This double free vulnerability can be triggered by processing a specially crafted PLY model file, potentially leading to application unavailability. While remote, exploitation typically requires user interaction to open a malicious file.
Red Hat severity: Moderate — CVSS 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). Weakness: CWE-1341.
Affected Red Hat products: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Red Hat does not currently list a fixing RHSA for this CVE.
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat package: qt6-qtquick3d.
- 6.0.4
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Fixed versions
No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 12 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- To mitigate this vulnerability, avoid processing untrusted PLY (Polygon File Format) model files with applications that utilize the Assimp library. Ensure that all PLY files originate from trusted sources to prevent the exploitation of this double free flaw.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 12 days ago·verify at source
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