{"action":"Upgrade samtools to 1.22.1-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"1.22.1-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"samtools","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:14","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["1.22.1-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NRNZ9GT7WT0BQH97PZRHGR","modified_at":"2026-11-08T10:00:11.689806311Z","published_at":"2026-03-18T21:16:26.070Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31972","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-31972"],"severity":{"label":"critical","score":9.8},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31972#Debian:14/samtools","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-31972"}],"summary":"SAMtools is a program for reading, manipulating and writing bioinformatics file formats. The `mpileup` command outputs DNA sequences that have been aligned against a known reference. On each output li"}