usn-8156-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-04-08 12:29
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
gdk-pixbuf vulnerability
Details
It was discovered that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled certain JPEG files. An attacker could use this issue to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"2.42.10+dfsg-3ubuntu2",
"2.42.10+dfsg-3ubuntu3",
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}
},
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"binary_name": "gdk-pixbuf-tests",
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"binary_name": "gir1.2-gdkpixbuf-2.0",
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"2.42.12+dfsg-3",
"2.42.12+dfsg-4build1",
"2.42.12+dfsg-5"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that GDK-PixBuf incorrectly handled certain JPEG files.\nAn attacker could use this issue to cause GDK-PixBuf to crash, resulting in\na denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.",
"id": "USN-8156-1",
"modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:51Z",
"published": "2026-04-08T12:29:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8156-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-5201"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "gdk-pixbuf vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-5201"
]
}
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