Fedora 42 SDL2_image Major Information Disclosure Update 2026-8ac58f5cf3
fedora
May 19, 2026
Update to bugfix release 2.8.12.
Summary
Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library
designed to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio
device. This package contains a simple library for loading images of
various formats (BMP, PPM, PCX, GIF, JPEG, PNG) as SDL surfaces.
Update Information:
Update to bugfix release 2.8.12.
Topics Covered
Change Log
* Sun May 10 2026 Simone Caronni
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2455888 - CVE-2026-35444 SDL2_image: SDL_image: Information disclosure via crafted XCF files [epel-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455888
[ 2 ] Bug #2455889 - CVE-2026-35444 SDL2_image: SDL_image: Information disclosure via crafted XCF files [fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455889
[ 3 ] Bug #2456290 - SDL2_image-2.8.12 is available
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2456290
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-8ac58f5cf3' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
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Name: SDL2_image
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 2.8.12
Release: 1.fc42
Summary: Image loading library for SDL
Topics Covered
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