Monday, April 27, 2026

[USN-8209-1] Little CMS vulnerability

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8209-1 April 27, 2026 lcms2 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 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. 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 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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