CVE-2021-45463 Affecting gegl package, versions <0.3.4-1ubuntu2+esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.44% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-GEGL-2325983
  • published22 Mar 2026
  • disclosed23 Dec 2021

Introduced: 23 Dec 2021

CVE-2021-45463  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 gegl to version 0.3.4-1ubuntu2+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gegl package and not the gegl package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

load_cache in GEGL before 0.4.34 allows shell expansion when a pathname in a constructed command line is not escaped or filtered. This is caused by use of the system library function for execution of the ImageMagick convert fallback in magick-load. NOTE: GEGL releases before 0.4.34 are used in GIMP releases before 2.10.30; however, this does not imply that GIMP builds enable the vulnerable feature.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1