Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-81893: A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf. When loading a specially crafted JPEG image containing chunked ICC profile markers, an error during ICC profile parsing can leave stale size metadata after the profile buffer is freed. A subsequent allocation in the same decode can cause an out-of-bounds write, potentially crashing the application. To exploit this flaw, an application using gdk-pixbuf must process the malicious JPEG image. Affected version >= 2.26.4
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | gdk-pixbuf2 | 0:2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo | 0:2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | gdk-pixbuf2-devel | 0:2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.4 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | gdk-pixbuf2-tests | 0:2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.4 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 4.7
Gdk-pixbuf: gdk-pixbuf: invalid write in jpeg icc profile parser on error recovery
A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf. When loading a specially crafted JPEG image containing chunked ICC profile markers, an error during ICC profile parsing can leave stale size metadata after the profile buffer is freed. A subsequent allocation in the same decode…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-81893.html