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Ubuntu 25.04: GDK-PixBuf Critical Fixes for GIF/JPEG Issues USN-7662-1

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Calendar Grey July 22, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security patches for critical vulnerabilities in GDK-PixBuf across multiple Ubuntu distributions. Essential updates necessary to safeguard against potential attacks.
Several security issues were fixed in GDK-PixBuf.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in GDK-PixBuf.

Software Description:

- gdk-pixbuf: GDK Pixbuf library

Details:

It was discovered that GDK-Pixbuf incorrectly handled certain

GIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose

sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 25.04,

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.

(CVE-2025-6199)

It was discovered that GDK-Pixbuf incorrectly handled certain JPEG files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute

arbitrary code. (CVE-2025-7345)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu gdk-pixbuf information disclosure

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.04
  libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0             2.42.12+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0             2.42.10+dfsg-3ubuntu3.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0             2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.40.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.5+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.36.11-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0              2.32.2-1ubuntu1.6+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7662-1

CVE-2025-6199, CVE-2025-7345

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7662-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory critical arbitrary code execution Ubuntu gdk-pixbuf information disclosure

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.42.12+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.42.10+dfsg-3ubuntu3.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdk-pixbuf/2.42.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.4

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