CVE-2026-5201: Gdk-pixbuf: gdk-pixbuf: denial of service via heap-based buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted jpeg image

19

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

EPSS 1.2% (30-day exploitation probability)+10
Technical severity (high)+6
Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

1.22%

ahead of 68% of scored CVEs · Oct 15, 2026

Affects

Gnome

Gdk-pixbuf and 22 more

CVSS base

7.5

High · 3 source(s)

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation

None

none · proof-of-concept · active

Automatable

Yes

can an attacker script the kill-chain steps

Technical impact

Partial

partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Gnome Gdk-pixbuf, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus…).
The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Gnome	Gdk-pixbuf	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat	Enterprise Linux	version 8.0version 9.0version 10.0version 7.0	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	version 8.2version 8.4	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat	Enterprise Linux Server Tus	version 8.8	Vulnerable	NIST National Vulnerability Database
Red Hat	Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.3	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support	versions not specified by the source	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
7.5	CVSS 3.1	High	3.9	3.6	secalert@redhat.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.5	CVSS 3.1	High	3.9	3.6	0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c via NIST National Vulnerability Database
7.5	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	redhat via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: secalert@redhat.com)

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Other CVEs with this weakness →

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 15, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 1.22%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSendpoint telemetry (EDR)crash dumps

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Affected products added · red hat/red hat enterprise linux 10, red hat/red hat enterprise linux 10.0 extended update support, red hat/red hat ente
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
SSVC assessment updated
Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record published
Oct 13, 2026
CVSS changed · 7.5
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Source status changed · → Modified
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record created in this database
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVE published
Mar 31, 2026 · redhat

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

27 on the record

gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/issues/304
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-5201.json
NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11327
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10741
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19210
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10707
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19725
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11325
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12114
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19724
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12062
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16174
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11328
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11326
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:11806
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16008
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:25096
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5201
Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16030
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12061
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12115
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:12060
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16009
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10708
Third Party Advisory, vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/04/msg00010.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19127
vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, NIST National Vulnerability Database

Elsewhere on this site

Gnome
every CVE for this vendor

Memory corruption
same class

CWE-122
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

Medium CVE-2026-85977 Libtirpc: libtirpc: denial of service via unbounded memory allocation during portmapper response decoding 2h
Medium CVE-2026-85231 Libtirpc: libtirpc: denial of service via unbounded memory allocation during rpcsec_gss decoding 2h
Medium CVE-2026-89098 Nfs-utils: nfs-utils: denial of service via assertion failure in fsidd 3h
Low CVE-2026-111581 Libblockdev: libblockdev: argument injection in ntfs/vfat label-setting helpers via udisks2 setlabel() d-bus method 5h
Medium CVE-2026-111555 Luksmeta: missing slot-range validation permits out-of-gap device i/o 8h
High CVE-2026-105958 Spice-server: spice: heap oob read/write via unchecked migration data offsets 8h

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-5201 is "Gdk-pixbuf: gdk-pixbuf: denial of service via heap-based buffer overflow when processing a specially crafted jpeg image", rated High. It affects Gdk-pixbuf (Gnome); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.5 describes technical severity. EPSS 1.22% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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