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SCA: security update for openbabel (GHSA-rxpr-wq63-jr7p)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 444176

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A vulnerability was identified in Open Babel up to 3.1.1. This impacts the function
 OBAtom::GetExplicitValence of the file isrc/atom.cpp of the component CDXML File Handler. Such
 manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is
 publicly available and might be used. The name of the patch is e23a224b8fd9d7c2a7cde9ef4ec6afb4c05aa08a.
 It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue. (CVE-2026-3408)

Solution

Update the openbabel library and its related packages to version 3.2.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rxpr-wq63-jr7p

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 444176

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/30/2026

Updated: 6/30/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-3408

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 2.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/30/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/2/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-3408

cwe: CWE-476