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CVE-2026-5201

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2026-03-31 Modified: 2026-07-15

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.

Affected Platforms

Gnome Gdk-PixbufRedhat Enterprise Linux Server TusRedhat Enterprise Linux Server AusRedhat Enterprise Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-122, CWE-122

References