Description
GNOME gdk-pixbuf 2.42.6 is vulnerable to a heap-buffer overflow vulnerability when decoding the lzw compressed stream of image data in GIF files with lzw minimum code size equals to 12.
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 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.9+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.9+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.9+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.2+dfsg-1+deb11u1 | DSA-5228-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-5607-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.4 | USN-5607-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | gdk-pixbuf2 +2 | 2.42.6-3.el9 | RHSA-2023:2216 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | gdk-pixbuf2 +2 | 2.42.6-3.el9 | ALSA-2023:2216 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP4 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.9-150400.5.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3153-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.2 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.9-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12296-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.9-150400.5.6.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3153-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.40.0-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8-r0 | — |
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| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.17 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.16 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.15 | gdk-pixbuf | 2.42.8-r0 | — |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2023 | gdk-pixbuf2 +3 | 2.42.10-1.amzn2023.0.1 | ALAS2023-2023-352 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | gdk-pixbuf2 +2 | 2.42.6-3.el9 | ELSA-2023-2216 |
Advisories 10
- ALSA-2023:2216 Moderate: gdk-pixbuf2 security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-1185 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 3, 2026
- USN-5607-1 gdk-pixbuf vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DSA-5228-1 gdk-pixbuf - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3230-1 Security update for gdk-pixbuf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12296-1 gdk-pixbuf-devel-2.42.9-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2216 Red Hat Security Advisory: gdk-pixbuf2 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 22, 2025
- ALAS2023-2023-352 Moderate: gdk-pixbuf2 security update (Amazon Linux 2023) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Sep 9, 2025
- SUSE-SU-2022:3153-1 Security update for gdk-pixbuf SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- ELSA-2023-2216 Moderate: gdk-pixbuf2 security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 15, 2023
References
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/issues/136
- https://sahildhar.github.io/blogpost/GdkPixbuf-Heap-Buffer-Overflow-in-lzw_decoder_new/
- FEDORA-2022-725db8230b vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-a16e5d72fc vendor-advisory
- DSA-5228 vendor-advisory