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Fedora 44 OpenSlide Information Fix CVE-2026-48977 Advisory

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Calendar Grey June 17, 2026
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Fixing arbitrary memory writes in OpenSlide with CVE-2026-48977 ensures security in Fedora 44 applications.
Fix arbitrary memory write with crafted Ventana BIF file (CVE-2026-48977).

Summary

The OpenSlide library allows programs to access virtual slide files

regardless of the underlying image format.

Update Information:

Fix arbitrary memory write with crafted Ventana BIF file (CVE-2026-48977).

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Topics Covered

security advisory fedora information CVE memory write openslide

Change Log

* Sun Jun 7 2026 Benjamin Gilbert - 4.0.0-14 - Fix CVE-2026-48977

References

Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-e31dda6e44 2026-06-17 08:41:51.002387+00:00 Name : openslide Product : Fedora 44 Version : 4.0.0 Release : 14.fc44 URL : https://openslide.org/ Summary : C library for reading virtual slides Description : The OpenSlide library allows programs to access virtual slide files regardless of the underlying image format.

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-e31dda6e44' 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: openslide
Product: Fedora 44
Version: 4.0.0
Release: 14.fc44
URL: https://openslide.org/
Summary: C library for reading virtual slides

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Topics Covered

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