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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8250-1
May 07, 2026

lcms2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10

Summary:

Little CMS could be made to crash 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 possibly use this issue to cause Little CMS to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  liblcms2-2                      2.17-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 25.10
  liblcms2-2                      2.16-2ubuntu0.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8250-1
  CVE-2026-42798

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.17-1ubuntu0.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.16-2ubuntu0.2