Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting lcms2 package, versions <2.16-2+e2


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-LCMS2-18234803
  • published23 Jul 2026
  • disclosed30 Apr 2026

Introduced: 30 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-42798  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest lcms2 to version 2.16-2+e2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream lcms2 package and not the lcms2 package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

Little CMS (lcms2) 2.16 through 2.18 before 2.19 has an integer overflow in ParseCube in cmscgats.c.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1