# CVE-2026-18090: Gdk-pixbuf: gdk-pixbuf: heap out-of-bounds read in uncompress() via crafted icns rle block

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-08 · Updated: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- gdk-pixbuf2: version range not reported
- glycin-loaders: version range not reported
- gnome-tour: version range not reported
- librsvg2: version range not reported
- loupe: version range not reported
- papers: version range not reported
- snapshot: version range not reported
- gdk-pixbuf2: version range not reported
- gdk-pixbuf2: version range not reported
- cppcheck: version range not reported
- gdk-pixbuf2: version range not reported
- gdk-pixbuf2: version range not reported
- gdk-pixbuf2-xlib: version range not reported
- gnome-tour: version range not reported
- librsvg2: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in gdk-pixbuf. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a heap out-of-bounds read by providing a specially crafted Apple Icon Image (.icns) file. The uncompress() function, which handles RLE-encoded ICNS icon data, fails to validate the source buffer's boundaries during decompression. This can lead to a denial of service, where the application crashes, or to information disclosure, potentially revealing sensitive data from adjacent memory.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on gdk-pixbuf2, glycin-loaders, gnome-tour or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18090
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2517751
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/issues/308

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