Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS2-2026-3240
Advisory Released Date: 2026-04-14
Advisory Updated Date: 2026-04-14
Severity:
Important
Issue Overview:
A flaw was found in the gdk-pixbuf library. This heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs in the JPEG image loader due to improper validation of color component counts when processing a specially crafted JPEG image. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw without user interaction, for example, via thumbnail generation. Successful exploitation leads to application crashes and denial of service (DoS) conditions. (CVE-2026-5201)
Affected Packages:
gdk-pixbuf2
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update gdk-pixbuf2 or yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3240 to update your system.
New Packages:
aarch64:
gdk-pixbuf2-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
gdk-pixbuf2-tests-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.aarch64
i686:
gdk-pixbuf2-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.i686
gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.i686
gdk-pixbuf2-tests-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.i686
gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.i686
src:
gdk-pixbuf2-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.src
x86_64:
gdk-pixbuf2-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
gdk-pixbuf2-devel-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
gdk-pixbuf2-tests-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.x86_64
gdk-pixbuf2-debuginfo-2.36.12-3.amzn2.0.3.x86_64