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[USN-8209-1] Little CMS vulnerability

Posted on 27 April 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8209-1
April 27, 2026

lcms2 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Little CMS could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a
specially crafted ICC profile.

Software Description:
- lcms2: Little CMS color management library

Details:

It was discovered that Little CMS incorrectly handled certain malformed ICC
profiles. An attacker could use this issue to cause Little CMS to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 25.10
liblcms2-2 2.16-2ubuntu0.1
liblcms2-utils 2.16-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
liblcms2-2 2.14-2ubuntu0.1
liblcms2-utils 2.14-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
liblcms2-2 2.12~rc1-2ubuntu0.1
liblcms2-utils 2.12~rc1-2ubuntu0.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8209-1
CVE-2026-41254

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.16-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.14-2ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lcms2/2.12~rc1-2ubuntu0.1

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