Description
Multiple integer overflows in operations/external/ppm-load.c in GEGL (Generic Graphics Library) 0.2.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a large (1) width or (2) height value in a Portable Pixel Map (ppm) image, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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 | gegl | 0.2.0-2+nmu1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gegl | 0.2.0-2+nmu1 | — |
| Debian 12 | gegl | 0.2.0-2+nmu1 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | gegl +1 | 0.1.2-4.el6_3 | RHSA-2012:1455 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP2 | gegl | 0.2.0-14.3 | SUSE-SU-2017:0694-1 |
| SLES 12 SP1 | gegl | 0.2.0-10.3.3 | SUSE-SU-2017:0696-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | gegl | 0.4.30-2.8 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10782-1 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2012:1455 Red Hat Security Advisory: gegl security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10782-1 gegl-0.4.30-2.8 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:0696-1 Security update for gegl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:0694-1 Security update for gegl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=856300
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gegl/commit/?id=4757cdf73d3675478d645a3ec8250ba02168a230
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0159 vendor-advisory
- 51114 third-party-advisory
- 56404 vdb-entry
- 51274 third-party-advisory
- http://git.gnome.org/browse/gegl/commit/?id=1e92e5235ded0415d555aa86066b8e4041ee5a53
- RHSA-2012:1455 vendor-advisory
- gegl-ppm-bo(79822) vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2013:081 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20121106 gegl: Integer overflow, leading to heap-based buffer overflow by parsing PPM image headers mailing-list
- 1027754 vdb-entry