7.5

CVE-2026-5201: gnome gdk-pixbuf Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2026-0102SUSE-SU-2026:1430-1SUSE-SU-2026:1431-1
Published 31-03-2026Last modified 15-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-5201 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in gnome gdk-pixbuf. EPSS estimates a 1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.22%
0%100%
Low · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 31-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 1.07% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse19 products
  • gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS< 2.42.12-150400.5.17.1
  • gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS< 2.42.12-150400.5.17.1
  • gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS< 2.42.12-150400.5.17.1
  • gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS< 2.42.12-150400.5.17.1
  • gdk-pixbuf&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2< 2.40.0-150200.3.18.1
Redhat15 products
  • enterprise_linuxEOL7.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0
  • enterprise_linux_server_aus8.2 | 8.4
  • enterprise_linux_server_tus8.8
  • gdk-pixbuf2< 0:2.42.12-4.el10_1.5 | < 0:2.42.6-6.el9_7.1 | < 0:2.36.12-8.el8_10 | < 0:2.42.12-4.el10_0.4 | < 0:2.42.6-4.el9_2.1 | < 0:2.42.6-6.el9_6.1 | < 0:2.42.6-5.el9_4.1 | < 0:2.36.12-7.el8_2 | < 0:2.36.12-7.el8_8 | < 0:2.42.6-3.el9_0.1 | < 0:2.36.12-7.el8_4 | < 0:2.36.12-5.el7_9 | < 0:2.36.12-7.el8_6 | < 0:2.42.12-4.el10_2.5 | < 0:2.42.6-6.el9_8.1
  • gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo< 0:2.42.12-4.el10_1.5 | < 0:2.42.6-6.el9_7.1 | < 0:2.36.12-8.el8_10 | < 0:2.42.12-4.el10_0.4 | < 0:2.42.6-4.el9_2.1 | < 0:2.42.6-6.el9_6.1 | < 0:2.42.6-5.el9_4.1 | < 0:2.36.12-7.el8_2 | < 0:2.36.12-7.el8_8 | < 0:2.42.6-3.el9_0.1 | < 0:2.36.12-7.el8_4 | < 0:2.36.12-5.el7_9 | < 0:2.36.12-7.el8_6 | < 0:2.42.12-4.el10_2.5 | < 0:2.42.6-6.el9_8.1
Debian1 product
  • gdk-pixbuf< 2.42.10+dfsg-1+deb12u4 | < 2.42.12+dfsg-4+deb13u1 | < 2.44.6+dfsg-1
Gnome1 product
Mageia1 product
  • gdk-pixbuf2.0< 2.42.10-2.3.mga9
Opensuse1 product
  • gdk-pixbuf&distro=openSUSE Leap 16.0< 2.42.12-160000.4.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • gdk-pixbuf< 2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.5 | < 2.42.10+dfsg-3ubuntu3.3 | < 2.42.12+dfsg-5ubuntu0.1 | < 2.32.2-1ubuntu1.6+esm3 | < 2.36.11-2ubuntu0.1~esm3 | < 2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.5+esm3

7 vendors · 39 products

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