vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2026-5201: gdk-pixbuf -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Apr 13, 2026
Added
Apr 13, 2026
Modified
Apr 15, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for example, via thumbnail generation. Successful exploitation leads to application crashes and denial of service (DoS) conditions.

Solution

debian-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf
Title
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