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Ubuntu 25.10 lcms2 Critical ICC Profile DoS Vulnerability USN-8209-1

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Calendar Grey April 27, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Little CMS flaw could crash application or run arbitrary code due to malformed ICC profiles. Immediate update recommended.
Little CMS could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted ICC profile.

Summary

Little CMS could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a

specially crafted ICC profile.

Software Description:

- lcms2: Little CMS color management library

Details:

It was discovered that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain malformed ICC

profiles. An attacker could use this issue to cause Little CMS to crash,

resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu ICC profile lcms2

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  liblcms2-2                      2.16-2ubuntu0.1
  liblcms2-utils                  2.16-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  liblcms2-2                      2.14-2ubuntu0.1
  liblcms2-utils                  2.14-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  liblcms2-2                      2.12~rc1-2ubuntu0.1
  liblcms2-utils                  2.12~rc1-2ubuntu0.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8209-1

CVE-2026-41254

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8209-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical Ubuntu ICC profile lcms2

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.16-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.14-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.12~rc1-2ubuntu0.1

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