CVE-2026-103641
Description
A flaw was found in GEGL. The Radiance HDR loader reads past the end of a memory-mapped image when an uncompressed scanline is shorter than the width declared in the file header. Opening a crafted HDR file crashes the application that uses the loader.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated as having Moderate impact by Red Hat because successful exploitation requires local user interaction to open a specially crafted graphic file and primarily results in application termination. In standard Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments, GEGL serves as a non-daemon graphics processing library invoked by client-side applications rather than exposed network services. Because the out-of-bounds read condition triggers a segmentation fault without allowing arbitrary code execution or unauthorized data modification, the blast radius is restricted to the invoking process.
Mitigation
Do not open untrusted Radiance HDR files (.hdr, .pic) in applications that load them through GEGL.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.5 | N/A | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | Local | N/A | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | Required | N/A | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | None |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Glops Elemiu for reporting this issue.
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