Fedora 41 update for mingw-gdk-pixbuf



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2025-6199
CWE-ID CWE-125
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

mingw-gdk-pixbuf
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU111926

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-6199

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the lzw_decoder_feed() function in gdk-pixbuf/lzw.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 41

mingw-gdk-pixbuf: before 2.42.12-4.fc41

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-be7e8114df


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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