#1149666 libxpm: CVE-2026-94287

Package:
src:libxpm
Source:
src:libxpm
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-10-08 17:39:27 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1149666#5
Date:
2026-10-02 03:13:35 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for libxpm.

CVE-2026-94287[0]:
| A denial of service via unsigned underflow in libXpm's write path in
| libXpm before 3.5.19 could be used by local attackers to cause
| unbounded CPU usage and memory exhaustion.


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-94287
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-94287
[1] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/merge_requests/32
[2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxpm/-/commit/6e42eb9e105ae17318f3ba5656d94cd3f80eeaa3

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore