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Red Hat: CVE-2026-5201: gdk-pixbuf: gdk-pixbuf: Denial of Service via heap-based buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted JPEG image (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Mar 31, 2026
Added
Apr 28, 2026
Modified
May 29, 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.

Solutions

redhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2redhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2-debuginforedhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2-debugsourceredhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2-develredhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2-devel-debuginforedhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2-modulesredhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2-modules-debuginforedhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2-tests-debuginforedhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2-xlibredhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-debuginforedhat-upgrade-gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-devel

References

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