ALSA-2023:2216

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    ALSA-2023:2216

    Published: 9 May 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: gdk-pixbuf2 security update

    Details: The gdk-pixbuf2 packages provide an image loading library that can be extended by loadable modules for new image formats. It is used by toolkits such as GTK+ or clutter. Security Fix(es): * gdk-pixbuf: heap-buffer overflow when decoding the lzw compressed stream of image data (CVE-2021-44648) * gdk-pixbuf: heap-based buffer overflow when compositing or clearing frames in GIF files (CVE-2021-46829) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2216, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-44648, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-46829, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2043722, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2114940, https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2216.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gdk-pixbuf2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/gdk-pixbuf2

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.42.6-3.el9

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Integrity
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    Availability
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