CVE-2026-102504
Description
A flaw was found in Imager. This vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by supplying an out-of-range channel count parameter when reading raw image files. The application attempts an excessive memory allocation without validating the input, causing an unhandled allocation failure that immediately terminates the process.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Other,Integrity,Availability
Technical Impact: Varies by Context; DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); Modify Memory; Read Memory
When the quantity is not properly validated, then attackers can specify malicious quantities to cause excessive resource allocation, trigger unexpected failures, enable buffer overflows, etc.
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