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Echo: gdk-pixbuf: security update to 2.42.12+dfsg-4+e1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 462025

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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.
 (CVE-2026-5201)

Solution

Update the gdk-pixbuf library and its related packages to version 2.42.12+dfsg-4+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-5201

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 462025

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.62

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-5201

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/31/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-5201