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libxpm vulnerability

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

It was discovered that libXpm did not correctly handle XPM images with zero-dimension values. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause libXpm to use excessive resources, leading to a denial of service.

Announced 1 Oct 2026Group revision 1

Original source ↗

USN-8862-1

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: osv:USN-8862-1

libxpm

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Affected versions: 1:3.5.12-1
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1:3.5.12-1build1
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1:3.5.12-1build2
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1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
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1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.2
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1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.3
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Fixed versions: 1:3.5.12-1ubuntu0.22.04.4
Source reference: /affected/0/ranges
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

libxpm

Source reference: /affected/1/package/name

Affected versions: 1:3.5.12-1.1ubuntu1
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1:3.5.17-1
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1:3.5.17-1build1
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1:3.5.17-1build2
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1:3.5.17-1ubuntu0.24.04.1
Source reference: /affected/1/versions
Fixed versions: 1:3.5.17-1ubuntu0.24.04.2
Source reference: /affected/1/ranges
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

libxpm

Source reference: /affected/2/package/name

Affected versions: 1:3.5.17-1build2
Source reference: /affected/2/versions
1:3.5.17-1build3
Source reference: /affected/2/versions
1:3.5.17-1ubuntu0.26.04.1
Source reference: /affected/2/versions
Fixed versions: 1:3.5.17-1ubuntu0.26.04.2
Source reference: /affected/2/ranges
Prerequisites: Not stated in this record

Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Publisher severity

No explicit severity was provided.

Event: #65243 · Revision 1
Added to Heist Feed: Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:32:01 GMT
Publisher date: Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:51:01 GMT

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Revision history

25 Oct 2026USN-8862-1 · Revision 1Source updated