USN-8250-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8250-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8250-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-8250-1
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Published
2026-05-07T13:27:43Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:04:05.015844668Z
Summary
lcms2 vulnerability
Details

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

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:25.10 / lcms2

Package

Name
lcms2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lcms2?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.16-2ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

2.*
2.16-2
2.16-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.16-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "liblcms2-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.16-2ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "liblcms2-utils"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2026-42798"
        }
    ]
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8250-1.json"

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS / lcms2

Package

Name
lcms2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/lcms2?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.17-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

2.*
2.16-2
2.17-1
2.17-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.17-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "liblcms2-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.17-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "liblcms2-utils"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map 
{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2026-42798"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"
}
source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-8250-1.json"