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SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 gdk-pixbuf Important Heap Overflow Vuln 2026-21290-1

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Calendar Grey April 27, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE releases important update for gdk-pixbuf to fix heap overflow issue. Install recommended updates for security.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for gdk-pixbuf fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-5201: improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image can lead to a heap buffer overflow (bsc#1261210). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-505=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders-debuginfo-2.42.12-slfo.1.1_3.1 * libgdk_pixbuf-2_0-0-2.42.12-slfo.1.1_3.1 * gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders-2.42.12-slfo.1.1_3.1 * gdk-pixbuf-debugsource-2.42.12-slfo.1.1_3.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory SuSE software update important heap overflow gdk-pixbuf

References

* bsc#1261210

Cross-

* CVE-2026-5201

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-5201 ( SUSE ): 8.2

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-5201 ( SUSE ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-5201 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5201.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261210

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21290-1
Release Date: 2026-04-23T12:05:21Z
Rating: important

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