Description
The fbgs framebuffer Postscript/PDF viewer in fbi before 2.01 has a typo that prevents a filter from working correctly, which allows user-assisted attackers to bypass the filter and execute malicious Postscript commands.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | fbi | 2.05-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | fbi | 2.05-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | fbi | 2.05-1 | — |
| Debian 3.1 | fbi | 2.01-1.2sarge2 | DSA-1124 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-1124 fbi - typo Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- GLSA-200608-22 vendor-advisory
- 19131 vdb-entry
- ADV-2006-2982 vdb-entry
- 21599 third-party-advisory
- 21459 third-party-advisory
- SUSE-SR:2006:019 vendor-advisory
- fbida-fbgs-typo-security-bypass(28038) vdb-entry
- DSA-1124 vendor-advisory
- 21169 third-party-advisory
- 21191 third-party-advisory