Vulnerability Details CVE-2026-5201
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 47.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10707
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10708
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10741
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11325
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11326
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11328
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11806
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12060
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12061
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12062
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12114
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12115
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5201
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453291
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/issues/304
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/04/msg00010.html
Products affected by CVE-2026-5201
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cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gdk-pixbuf:-
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.8