CVE-2024-26540 Affecting cimg package, versions <1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1
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- published1 Jun 2025
- disclosed15 Mar 2024
Introduced: 15 Mar 2024
CVE-2024-26540 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 cimg to version 1.7.9+dfsg-2ubuntu0.18.04.2+esm1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cimg package and not the cimg package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
A heap-based buffer overflow in Clmg before 3.3.3 can occur via a crafted file to cimg_library::CImg<unsigned char>::_load_analyze.