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CVE-2026-5201 Detail

Description

A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for example, via thumbnail generation. Successful exploitation leads to application crashes and denial of service (DoS) conditions.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10707 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10708 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10741 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11325 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11326 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11327 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11328 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11806 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12060 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12061 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12062 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12114 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12115 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16008 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16009 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16030 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19127 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19210 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19724 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19725 Red Hat, Inc.
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5201 Red Hat, Inc. Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2453291 Red Hat, Inc. Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/issues/304 Red Hat, Inc. Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/04/msg00010.html CVE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-5201
NVD Published Date:
03/31/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/21/2026
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.