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High ALAS2-2026-3183 2 CVEs

Important: gegl security update (Amazon Linux 2)

Published Mar 2, 2026 · Updated Mar 5, 2026

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-2050: When parsing an HDR image file, the function [rgbe_read_new_rle gegl/libs/rgbe/rgbe.c] contains HEAP Based Buffer Overflow vulnerability that can lead to remote code execution. CVE-2026-2049: The `rgbe_read_new_rle` function in `gegl/libs/rgbe/rgbe.c` has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability during HDR image parsing that may allow remote code execution.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2 gegl 0:0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.2
Amazon Linux · 2 gegl-debuginfo 0:0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.2
Amazon Linux · 2 gegl-devel 0:0.2.0-19.amzn2.1.2

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 7.8

    GIMP HDR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    GIMP HDR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that th…

  • High 7.8

    GIMP HDR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    GIMP HDR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GIMP. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that th…

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-2049.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-2050.html