Description
An issue was discovered in GEGL through 0.3.32. The process function in operations/external/ppm-load.c has unbounded memory allocation, leading to a denial of service (application crash) upon allocation failure.
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 | 0.3.34-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gegl | 0.3.34-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | gegl | 0.3.34-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | gegl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | gegl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | gegl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | gegl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | gegl | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | gegl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | gegl | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | gegl | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | gegl | 0.2.0-15.3.99 | SUSE-SU-2020:1658-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | gegl | 0.2.0-15.3.99 | SUSE-SU-2020:1658-1 |
Advisories 1
- SUSE-SU-2020:1658-1 Security update for gegl SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026