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Debian gegl Important Buffer Overflow DoS Advisory DSA-6142-1 CVE-2026-2049

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Calendar Grey February 19, 2026
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Critical buffer overflow in GEGL can lead to DoS or arbitrary code execution. Upgrade to secure versions for protection.
A heap-based buffer overflow was discovered in the RGBE/HDR parser of GEGL, a graph-based image processing library, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbi...
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Summary

For the oldstable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed
in version 1:0.4.42-2+deb12u2.

For the stable distribution (trixie), this problem has been fixed in
version 1:0.4.62-2+deb13u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your gegl packages.

For the detailed security status of gegl please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/gegl

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: gegl
CVE ID: CVE-2026-2049 CVE-2026-2050

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