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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS USN 8250-1 lcms2 Critical Denial of Service

Little CMS could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted ICC profile.. ========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8250-1 May 07, 2026 lcms2 vulnerability ========================================================================== 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 . Little CMS crash vulnerability in Ubuntu 26.04 and 25.10 requires urgent updates to prevent denial of service.. Ubuntu lcms2 Denial of Service ICC profile crash. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 07, 2026 •Critical Ubuntu